H.R. 6951 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6951 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2022Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Case, Mr. Meijer, Mr. Golden, Mr. McKinley, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Reed, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Costa, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Soto, Mr. Malinowski, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Schneider, Mrs. Luria, Ms. Manning, Mr. Meuser, Ms. Bourdeaux, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Casten, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Kahele, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Katko, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Wild, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Correa, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Stevens, Mrs. Hinson, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Fulcher) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 A BILL To prohibit the importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, and coal from the Russian Federation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ban Russian Energy Imports Act. 2. Prohibition on importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, and coal from the Russian Federation (a) Emergency declaration Notwithstanding section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621), Congress declares that— (1) the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States; and (2) a national emergency exists with respect to that threat. (b) Import prohibition During the period during which the national emergency declared by subsection (a) is in effect, the President shall prohibit the importation by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, and coal in which the Russian Federation or a national of the Russian Federation has any interest. (c) Application of other provisions The provisions of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), including the consultation and reporting requirements, regulatory authorities, and enforcement and savings provisions, shall apply to the national emergency declared under subsection (a) to the same extent as to a national emergency declared by the President and referred to in section 202 of that Act (50 U.S.C. 1701). (d) Transition of oil in transit The prohibition under subsection (b) shall not apply with respect to crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, and coal that are loaded for transit or in transit to the United States on the date of the enactment of this Act.