H.R. 7094

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7094 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7094

To prohibit United States persons from providing petroleum equipment or 
services in the energy sector of the Russian Federation.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 15, 2026

Mr. Doggett (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Kean, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
Quigley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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A BILL

To prohibit United States persons from providing petroleum equipment or 
services in the energy sector of the Russian Federation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``No Aid for Russian Energy Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

(a) In General.--The President shall prohibit the exportation, 
reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, from the United 
States, or by a United States person, wherever located, of petroleum 
equipment and services to any person located in the Russian Federation.
(b) Liability of Parent Companies for Violations of Sanctions by 
Foreign Subsidiaries.--Except as provided in subsection (c), not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall prohibit any entity owned or controlled by a United States person 
and established or maintained outside the United States from knowingly 
engaging directly or indirectly in any transaction described in 
subsection (a) that would be prohibited by an order or regulation 
issued pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) if the transaction were engaged in by a United 
States person or in the United States.
(c) Exception.--The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall 
not apply with respect to petroleum equipment and services directly 
related to isotopes derived from petroleum manufacturing that are used 
for medical, agricultural, or environmental purposes, such as Carbon-
13.

SEC. 3. SANCTIONS.

(a) In General.--The President shall impose the sanctions described 
in subsection (b) on any foreign person that directly or indirectly 
engages in the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, of 
petroleum equipment and services to any person located in the Russian 
Federation.
(b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this 
subsection are the following:
(1) Asset blocking.--Notwithstanding the requirements of 
section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701), the President shall exercise of all powers 
granted to the President by that Act to the extent necessary to 
block and prohibit all transactions in all property and 
interests in property of the foreign person if such property 
and interests in property are in the United States, come within 
the United States, or are or come within the possession or 
control of a United States person.
(2) Visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) In general.--An alien who the Secretary of 
State or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a 
designee of one of such Secretaries) knows, or has 
reason to believe, is described in subsection (a), or 
is a corporate officer or principal shareholder with a 
controlling interest in a foreign person described in 
subsection (a), is--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible for a visa or other 
documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
or paroled into the United States or to receive 
any other benefit under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The issuing consular 
officer, the Secretary of State, or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee 
of one of such Secretaries) shall, in 
accordance with section 221(i) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1201(i)), revoke any visa or other entry 
documentation issued to an alien described in 
subparagraph (A) regardless of when the visa or 
other entry documentation is issued.
(ii) Effect of revocation.--A revocation 
under clause (i)--
(I) shall take effect immediately; 
and
(II) shall automatically cancel any 
other valid visa or entry documentation 
that is in the alien's possession.
(c) Exceptions.--
(1) Exception to comply with international obligations.--
Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect 
to the admission of an alien if admitting or paroling the alien 
into the United States is necessary to permit the United States 
to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and 
entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United 
Nations and the United States, or other applicable 
international obligations.
(2) Exception relating to the provision of humanitarian 
assistance.--Sanctions under this section may not be imposed 
with respect to transactions or the facilitation of 
transactions for--
(A) the sale of agricultural commodities, food, 
medicine, or medical devices;
(B) the provision of humanitarian assistance;
(C) financial transactions relating to humanitarian 
assistance; or
(D) transporting goods or services that are 
necessary to carry out operations relating to 
humanitarian assistance.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES.

(a) Implementation; Penalties.--
(1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 
205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this Act.
(2) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person 
that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or 
causes a violation of regulations promulgated to carry out this 
Act to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person 
who commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that 
Act.
(b) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions 
imposed with respect to a United States person or a foreign person (as 
the case may be) under this section for periods not to exceed 180 days 
if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
not later than 15 days before such waiver is to take effect that the 
waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United States 
and includes a description of the specific national security rationale 
therefor in the certification.
(c) Regulatory Authority.--
(1) In general.--The President shall, not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, prescribe 
regulations as necessary for the implementation of this Act.
(2) Application of certain regulations.--Pursuant to 
paragraph (1), any regulations that the President prescribes 
necessary for the implementation of section 3 of this Act shall 
amend part 587 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

In this section--
(1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(2) the term ``foreign person'' means an individual or 
entity (as such term is defined in section 587.303 of title 31, 
Code of Federal Regulations) that is not a United States 
person;
(3) the term ``petroleum equipment and services'' 
includes--
(A) equipment, equipment parts, software and 
services related to the exploration and production of 
oil, oil condensates and natural gas; and
(B) with respect to equipment and services 
described in subparagraph (A)--
(i) software support and updates or 
software packages or applications;
(ii) commercial provision of access to data 
systems and software packages wherever located, 
including cloud-based data and software, for 
the purposes of supporting exploration and 
production of oil, oil condensates and natural 
gas;
(iii) commercial arrangements that enable 
the manufacturing or development of equipment 
or software under licensing or similar 
arrangements; and
(iv) engineering and consulting services, 
including--
(I) process optimization, 
efficiency improvements, and production 
planning for petroleum operations;
(II) operational guidance and best-
practice consultation;
(III) feasibility studies and 
technical assessments for exploration 
or production activities; and
(IV) capacity building and training 
in petroleum sector methodologies; and
(v) technology transfer and intellectual 
property licensing, including--
(I) licensing of patents, 
trademarks, trade secrets, and 
intellectual property used in petroleum 
operations;
(II) software licensing 
arrangements enabling proprietary 
technology use in Russian petroleum 
operations;
(III) commercial arrangements 
enabling manufacturing or development 
of equipment or software under 
licensing or similar arrangements; and
(IV) transfer of know-how and 
confidential technical information 
related to petroleum operations; and
(4) the term ``United States person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) a permanent resident alien of the United 
States;
(C) an entity organized under the laws of the 
United States or of any jurisdiction within the United 
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; 
or
(D) a person in the United States.
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