[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3673 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3673

 To impose a ban on the importation of certain petroleum products from 
                               Venezuela.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 5, 2017

 Mr. Coffman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To impose a ban on the importation of certain petroleum products from 
                               Venezuela.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Against Tyranny and 
Responsible Imports Act (PATRIA) of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM 
              VENEZUELA.

    (a) In General.--No person may import into the customs territory of 
the United States any petroleum product described in subsection (b) 
that is the product of Venezuela.
    (b) Petroleum Products Described.--The petroleum products described 
in this subsection are products provided for in the following headings 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States:
            (1) Heading 2709.
            (2) Heading 2710.
            (3) Heading 2711.
            (4) Heading 2713.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of the prohibition in 
subsection (a), the term ``import'' includes withdrawal from warehouse 
for consumption.
    (d) Termination.--This section terminates on the date on which the 
President certifies to Congress that the Government of Venezuela has 
dissolved the Constituent Assembly and restored the National Assembly 
in accordance with the results of the parliamentary elections in 2015.
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