April 9, 2025
Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Cline, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Babin, Ms. Maloy, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Shreve, Ms. Boebert, Mrs. Bice, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
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Sec. 2. Prohibition on sales of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy shall not draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve—
(1)
to any entity that is under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party; or
(2)
except on the condition that such petroleum products will not be exported to the People’s Republic of China.