H.R. 6969 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6969 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2022 Mr. Banks (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Waltz, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Cole, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. Rutherford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To prohibit the importation of petroleum products from Iran, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Oil From Terrorists Act. 2. Prohibition on importation of Iranian petroleum products (a) Prohibition The President shall prohibit the importation of all petroleum products (as such term is defined in section 3 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6202)) originating from Iran into the customs territory of the United States (as such term is defined in General Note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule). (b) Penalties The President is authorized to use appropriate authorities to impose such civil or criminal penalties as may be necessary to enforce the prohibition under subsection (a). (c) Appropriate congressional committees For purposes of this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and (3) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.