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House Calendar No. 9
118THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. CON. RES. 17
[Report No. 118–27]
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should not
impose any restrictions on the export of crude oil or other petroleum products.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY17, 2023
Mr. G
UTHRIEsubmitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
M
ARCH23, 2023
Additional sponsors: Mr. D
UNCAN, Mr. JOYCEof Pennsylvania, Mr.
B
ALDERSON, Mr. PALMER, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. CURTIS,
Mr. C
RENSHAW, and Mrs. LESKO
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ARCH23, 2023
Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered
to be printed
[Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced resolution, see copy of resolution as introduced on February 17, 2023]
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Govern-
ment should not impose any restrictions on the export
of crude oil or other petroleum products.
Whereas the United States has enjoyed a renaissance in energy
production, with the expansion of domestic crude oil and
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other petroleum product production contributing to en-
hanced energy security and significant economic benefits
to the national economy;
Whereas, in 2015, Congress recognized the need to adapt to
changing crude oil market conditions and repealed all re-
strictions on the export of crude oil on a bipartisan basis;
Whereas section 101 of title I of division O of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a) established
the national policy on oil export restriction, prohibiting
any official of the Federal Government from imposing or
enforcing any restrictions on the export of crude oil with
limited exceptions, including a savings clause maintaining
the authority to prohibit exports under any provision of
law that imposes sanctions on a foreign person or foreign
government (including any provision of law that prohibits
or restricts United States persons from engaging in a
transaction with a sanctioned person or government), in-
cluding a foreign government that is designated as a state
sponsor of terrorism;
Whereas lifting the restrictions on crude oil exports encouraged
additional domestic energy production, created American
jobs and economic development, and allowed the United
States to emerge as the leading oil producer in the world;
Whereas, in 2019, the United States became a net exporter of
petroleum products for the first time since 1952, and the
reliance of the United States on foreign imports of petro-
leum products has declined to historic lows; and
Whereas free trade, open markets, and competition have con-
tributed to the rise of the United States as a global energy
superpower: Now, therefore, be it
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 1
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the Fed-2
eral Government should not impose— 3
(1) overly restrictive regulations on the explo-4
ration, production, or marketing of energy resources; 5
or 6
(2) any restrictions on the export of crude oil or 7
other petroleum products under the Energy Policy 8
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), except 9
with respect to the export of crude oil or other petro-10
leum products to a foreign person or foreign govern-11
ment subject to sanctions under any provision of 12
United States law, including to a country the govern-13
ment of which is designated as a state sponsor of ter-14
rorism. 15
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118
TH
CONGRESS
1
ST
S
ESSION
H. CON. RES. 17
[Report No. 118–27]
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal
Government should not impose any restrictions
on the export of crude oil or other petroleum
products.
M
ARCH
23, 2023
Reported with an amendment, referred to the House
Calendar, and ordered to be printed
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