[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 940 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 940

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Russian 
  invasion of Ukraine will further weaken global energy security and 
 President Biden should take immediate action to provide allies of the 
     United States with an affordable and secure supply of energy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2022

Mr. McKinley (for himself, Mr. Garbarino, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. 
    Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Posey, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Babin, Mr. Carter of 
   Georgia, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Higgins of 
Louisiana, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Young, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
Duncan, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Pence, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Burgess, 
  Mr. Carey, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
DesJarlais, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Balderson, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
Webster of Florida, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Latta, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Harris, 
  Mr. Valadao, and Ms. Stefanik) submitted the following resolution; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
   addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Russian 
  invasion of Ukraine will further weaken global energy security and 
 President Biden should take immediate action to provide allies of the 
     United States with an affordable and secure supply of energy.

Whereas, in 2019, through investment in innovation and technology by domestic 
        oil and gas companies, the United States became truly energy secure and 
        a net energy exporter for the first time in nearly 70 years;
Whereas, on day 1 of his Presidency, President Biden took executive action to 
        limit the energy production of the United States, including by revoking 
        a key permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and issuing a moratorium on 
        energy production on Federal lands and waters, thereby once again making 
        the United States energy dependent;
Whereas the Keystone XL pipeline would have imported 830,000 barrels of crude 
        oil per day from Canada into the United States, compared to the 595,000 
        barrels of crude oil the United States subsequently began to import 
        daily from Russia at the end of 2020;
Whereas President Biden has taken further action to limit the energy production 
        of the United States, including weaponizing the regulatory process and 
        prohibiting the financing of fossil fuel projects overseas;
Whereas, in 2021, energy prices rose to a 7-year high, and inflation hit a 40-
        year high, leading to Americans having to choose between putting food on 
        the table and heating their homes or driving their vehicles;
Whereas Fatih Birol, Director of the International Energy Agency, accused Russia 
        of intentionally worsening Europe's energy crisis by withholding up to 
        one-third of its natural gas exports to Europe;
Whereas President Biden asked the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting 
        Countries and Russia to boost crude oil production and inappropriately 
        used the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve to artificially 
        change oil markets rather than increase domestic energy production;
Whereas other Democrats subsequently suggested that President Biden ban crude 
        oil and liquified natural gas exports to allies of the United States, 
        policy decisions that would further increase domestic energy prices and 
        weaken the position of the United States as a global energy leader;
Whereas President Biden then inappropriately requested the Federal Trade 
        Commission to immediately investigate whether ``illegal conduct'' by 
        domestic oil and gas companies artificially lifted energy prices, and, 
        following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, publicly asked domestic oil and 
        gas companies to refrain from using the invasion as an excuse to raise 
        prices even more;
Whereas, in May 2021, President Biden waived sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 
        pipeline, which would have transported natural gas from Russia to 
        Germany, and only decided to reinstate sanctions after Germany halted 
        the certification process for the pipeline on February 23, 2022;
Whereas, on February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin instructed Russian forces to 
        invade Ukraine, leading to Brent crude oil prices immediately rising 
        above $100 for the first time since 2014 and fears of global energy 
        shortages;
Whereas domestic oil and natural gas producers play a critical role in 
        supporting the European allies of the United States with access to a 
        stable supply of reliable and affordable energy;
Whereas President Biden and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European 
        Commission, previously stated, ``We [the United States and European 
        Union] commit to intensifying our strategic energy cooperation for 
        security of supply and will work together to make available reliable, 
        and affordable energy supplies to citizens and businesses in the EU and 
        its neighborhood''; and
Whereas continuing to limit energy production in the United States will only 
        provide further leverage and funding for Russia and continue to weaken 
        global energy security: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the energy independence of the United States is 
        critical to national security and should include the production 
        and use of all available energy sources, including coal, 
        natural gas, oil, nuclear, and renewables, as well as strategic 
        minerals critical to electric vehicles and other clean energy 
        sources; and
            (2) President Biden should take immediate action to restore 
        the energy security of the United States and provide allies of 
        the United States with an affordable and secure supply of 
        energy, including by--
                    (A) streamlining the permitting process for 
                domestic energy infrastructure;
                    (B) acting in a timely manner on the approval 
                requests pending before the Department of Energy to 
                authorize additional export volumes for United States 
                liquid natural gas projects that are already operating;
                    (C) increasing United States energy exports to 
                allies overseas;
                    (D) abandoning the development of new regulations 
                that would limit domestic energy production and raise 
                the cost of capital associated with fossil fuel 
                development; and
                    (E) opening up Federal lands and waters for energy 
                production.
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