Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should not impose any restrictions on the export of crude oil or other petroleum products.

IV House Calendar No. 9 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION 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 FEBRUARY 17, 2023 Mr. GUTHRIE submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce MARCH 23, 2023 Additional sponsors: Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. PALMER, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. CRENSHAW, and Mrs. LESKO MARCH 23, 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:59 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HC17.RH HC17 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HCON 17 RH 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national economy; Whereas, in 2015, Congress recognized the need to adapt to changing crude oil market conditions and repealed all re- strictions on the export of crude oil on a bipartisan basis; Whereas section 101 of title I of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:59 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HC17.RH HC17 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HCON 17 RH 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:59 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\HC17.RH HC17 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS House Calendar No. 9 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION 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. MARCH 23, 2023 Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:59 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\HC17.RH HC17 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS