[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1362 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1362

    Impeaching Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, for 
 endangering, compromising, and undermining the energy security of the 
    United States by selling oil from the United States' Strategic 
                 Petroleum Reserve to foreign nations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 19, 2022

 Mrs. Greene of Georgia submitted the following resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Impeaching Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, for 
 endangering, compromising, and undermining the energy security of the 
    United States by selling oil from the United States' Strategic 
                 Petroleum Reserve to foreign nations.

    Resolved, That Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., President of the United 
States, is impeached for endangering, compromising, and undermining the 
energy security of the United States by selling oil from the United 
States' Strategic Petroleum Reserve to foreign nations, and that the 
following Articles of Impeachment be exhibited to the United States 
Senate:
    Articles of Impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people 
of the United States of America, against Joseph Robinette Biden, 
President of the United States of America, in maintenance and support 
of its impeachment against him for endangering, compromising, and 
undermining the energy security of the United States by selling oil 
from the United States' Strategic Petroleum Reserve to foreign nations.
    The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives ``shall 
have the sole Power of Impeachment'' and that the President ``shall be 
removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, 
Bribery, or High Crimes and Misdemeanors''.
    In his conduct as President of the United States, in violation of 
his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of the 
President of the United States, and, to the best of his ability, 
preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States--
Joseph Robinette Biden continues to materially endanger the energy 
security of the United States and empower foreign adversaries in their 
objective to subvert the United States as the dominant global economic 
and political power.

                               article i

    
    President Biden's decision to liquidate the United States Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve (SPR) demonstrates his administration is more 
concerned with enriching other nations than protecting United States 
citizens at home, even when those nations do not need United States' 
oil to survive.
    According to Reuters News on July 5, 2022, ``more than 5 million 
barrels of oil that were part of a historic U.S. emergency reserves 
release. . .were exported to Europe and Asia last month, according to 
data and sources, even as U.S. gasoline and diesel prices hit record 
highs''.
    Reuters further reported that ``cargoes of SPR crude oil were also 
headed to the Netherlands and to a Reliance refinery in India, an 
industry source said. A third cargo headed to China, another source 
said. . .the latest exports follow three vessels that carried SPR crude 
oil to Europe in April helping replace Russian crude oil supplies''.
    India and China do not need oil from the United States since both 
Asian nations import oil from Russia. In fact, Business Standard 
reported that India's oil imports from Russia jumped ``over 50 times 
since April [2022]''. Reuters relayed that China's imports of Russian 
oil from May 2022 set a record, surpassing Saudi Arabia as the top oil 
exporter to China.
    India spent $5,000,000,000 on Russian oil in the first part of 
2022, a five-fold increase from their purchases of oil from 2021.
    According to Bloomberg, China spent $19,000,000,000 on Russian oil, 
gas, and coal in the first part of 2022, double the amount they spent 
on the same resources over the same period in 2021.
    While citizens of the United States are facing extreme price 
increases for food and fuel under Biden's presidency, his 
administration is selling the United States' emergency fuel supply to 
China and other nations.

                               article ii

    
    President Biden's decision to liquidate the SPR reveals his plan to 
endanger the security of the United States, both economically and 
politically, while empowering adversaries to do grave harm to us and 
our allies.
    Congress authorized the creation of the SPR in 1975 under the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
    By December 1994, the SPR had been filled to 591,700,000 barrels.
    In mid-November of 2001, President George W. Bush ordered the SPR 
filled to 700,000,000 barrels.
    The SPR was filled to its then 727-million-barrel authorized 
storage capacity on December 27, 2009; the inventory of 726,600,000 
barrels was the highest ever held in the SPR.
    The SPR's current authorized storage capacity is 714,000,000 
barrels of crude oil.
    When President Joe Biden entered office, the SPR contained 
638,000,000 barrels of crude oil. In 2021, the United States consumed 
an average of 19,780,000 barrels of petroleum per day, a total of 
7,220,000,000 barrels of petroleum.
    In 2021, 134,830,000,000 gallons of finished motor gasoline was 
consumed in the United States, an average of about 369,000,000 gallons 
per day.
    In 2021, diesel fuel consumption by the United States 
transportation sector was 46,820,000,000 gallons, an average of about 
128,000,000 gallons per day.
    President Biden announced on March 31, 2022, that his 
administration would begin releasing at least 1,000,000 barrels of oil 
from the SPR on a daily basis, with a target total of more than 
180,000,000 barrels of oil.
    The national average price of unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel in 
June 2022, was $5, an all-time high.
    The SPR currently holds 427,200,000 barrels of crude oil as of 
September 16, 2022. This is after Reuters reported in August that the 
SPR ``fell to the lowest level since 1984''.
    No President in the history of the United States has ordered a 
liquidation of the SPR of this scale. Even in 1991, during the Gulf 
war, the United States liquidated only 17,000,000 barrels of crude oil 
from the SPR to provide further stability to the global crude oil 
market. Following Hurricane Katrina, the United States released some 
20,000,000 barrels of crude oil to the United States domestic market 
following the destruction of major oil refineries in the gulf coast 
region.
    In 2021, the Department of Energy sold crude oil from the SPR to a 
foreign government for the first time.
    President Biden is emptying the SPR of medium-sour crude oil, which 
is a crucial type of oil that domestic refiners process into gasoline. 
The Department of Energy released 4,600,000 barrels of medium-sour 
crude oil in late July. This decision could cause oil prices to 
skyrocket in the long-term as refineries seek to re-acquire more easily 
processed crude.
    President Biden's decision to liquidate this enormous amount of 
crude oil from the SPR has put the United States in unprecedented 
danger by reducing its essential supply of natural resources in the 
event of a natural disaster, global supply chain crisis, or war.
    President Biden's decision to deplete the SPR is unnecessary, since 
the United States had already materially demonstrated that it was 
energy-independent and fully capable of producing sufficient amounts of 
crude oil domestically under the Trump administration.
    These actions demonstrate a concerted effort to deprive the United 
States of its energy stability and security while providing other 
nations with essential goods and services.
    President Biden's decision to ban United States imports of Russian 
oil has provided Russia with more reasons to sell oil to India and 
China, increasing the economic ties between those nations and 
empowering the strength of the Russian ruble as the United States 
dollar declines.
    Russia has amassed $13,000,000,000 in additional oil revenue from 
India and China in 2022, compared to the same period in 2021.
    President Biden's decision to send crude oil from the SPR to China 
is a blatantly strategic sabotage against the United States, a move 
which will only serve to assist China's ascendancy to displace the 
United States as the global economic and military hegemon.
    China is likely to use the oil received from the SPR to empower its 
military to invade Taiwan at a future date.
    The White House Press Secretary stated in July 2022, that she was 
not aware of the reports outlining the transfer of SPR barrels to 
China, indisputably the United States' major geopolitical adversary.
    These actions demonstrate that the Biden administration has 
intentionally aided and abetted foreign powers rather than address the 
rising economic burdens faced by millions of citizens of the United 
States.

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    President Biden's decision to liquidate the SPR plainly shows his 
disdain for the plight of citizens of the United States who are facing 
the worst inflationary crisis since June 1981.
    Citizens of the United States are struggling to afford basic goods 
and services because of the rampant inflation caused by Democrat's out-
of-control spending and the Federal Reserve's loose monetary policy.
     The following increases in the average retail food and energy 
prices, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, since July of 
2021, includes--
            (1) flour by 44.8-percent;
            (2) chicken by 31-percent;
            (3) rice by 18.8-percent;
            (4) milk by 14.6-percent; bread by 14-percent;
            (5) ground beef by 11.5-percent;
            (6) fuel oil for residential homes by 76.4-percent;
            (7) utility gas prices by 31.3-percent;
            (8) gasoline, per gallon, by 43.4-percent; and
            (9) diesel fuel, per gallon, by 69.6-percent.
    President Biden canceled the continued construction of the Keystone 
XL Pipeline and plans to block all new drilling in the Atlantic and 
Pacific ocean regions within United States waters.
    The Biden administration has canceled Federal land and offshore 
leasing permits, increased regulation and proposed taxes, depleted the 
strategic oil reserves, and turned to foreign oil production, doing 
everything in its power to hamper domestic oil production.
    President Biden recently took a trip to Saudi Arabia where he 
continues to encourage members of the Organization of the Petroleum 
Exporting Countries to expand output rather than promoting energy 
independence domestically.
    The United States energy sector has repeatedly reached out to 
President Biden to show him the potential of United States energy 
production sites, with no reply from the White House.
    President Biden's decision to ignore United States domestic energy 
producers is a clear sign of his apathy towards the very people he is 
sworn to protect.
     Wherefore President Biden, by such conduct, has demonstrated that 
he will remain a threat to the United States' national and energy 
security if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner 
grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law.
     President Biden thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from 
office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, 
trust, or profit under the United States.
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