The record

LegislationLegislation· Jan 2023
HR 22

Sponsored by Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)

Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act

Would have barred the government from selling emergency oil reserves to China or Chinese-controlled companies.

Tradeoff

Would have blocked emergency oil sales to China and to companies under Chinese Communist Party influence. Would have required buyers to promise the oil would not be exported to China.

What's in it

See official bill text

The House passed this bill 331-97 on January 12, 2023. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 9, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Jan 9, 2023)

  3. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #31 · Jan 12, 2023)

    331 yeanay 97
  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Jan 23, 2023)

Passage votes· Jan 12, 2023· 118th Congress · 2023–2025