H.R. 8670

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8670 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8670

To provide for the prohibition on exports of crude oil, gasoline, and 
diesel fuel during period of military operations against Iran.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 7, 2026

Mr. Sherman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To provide for the prohibition on exports of crude oil, gasoline, and 
diesel fuel during period of military operations against Iran.

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 ``Stop Oil Exports to Lower Gas Prices 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS OF CRUDE OIL, GASOLINE, AND DIESEL FUEL 
DURING PERIOD OF MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST IRAN.

Section 101 of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsections (c) and 
(d)'' and inserting ``subsections (c), (d), and (f)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Additional Exception.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law (including the other provisions of this section), except as 
provided in paragraph (2), the export of crude oil, gasoline, 
and diesel fuel shall be prohibited during the period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this subsection and ending on 
the date on which the President--
``(A) declares that military operations against 
Iran which began in March 2026 have ceased; and
``(B) determines and certifies to Congress that the 
Strait of Hormuz is fully open and global shipping 
through the Strait has resumed; and
``(2) Waiver.--In the case of a proposed export of crude 
oil, the President may waive the prohibition in paragraph (1) 
if the President determines that crude oil cannot be 
efficiently refined in the United States. If the President 
issues a waiver under this paragraph, the President shall issue 
a license for the export of crude oil from the United States 
pursuant to such waiver and further require that such crude oil 
is to be refined abroad and imported back into the United 
States.''.
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