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H.R. 1481 · 118th Congress

CRUDE Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JAR ArringtonSponsor
13 cosponsors · 13 R
SBR Bice BBR Babin MCR Cloud DCR Crenshaw PFR Fallon LGR Gooden RJR Jackson MMR McCaul CMR Miller DNR Newhouse PSR Sessions BVR Van Duyne RWR Weber

13 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Continuing Robust and Uninhibited Drilling and Exporting Act or the CRUDE Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 9, 2023

Continuing Robust and Uninhibited Drilling and Exporting Act or the CRUDE Act

This bill limits the President's authority to restrict the export of crude oil from the United States. Currently, the President may restrict the export of oil for up to a year if

  • the President declares a national emergency;
  • the restrictions apply to countries, persons, or organizations for reasons of national security; or
  • the Department of Commerce finds and reports to the President that the export of crude oil has caused sustained material oil supply shortages or sustained oil prices significantly above world market levels and those shortages or price increases have caused or are likely to cause sustained material adverse employment effects.

However, this bill only allows the President to make such restrictions if

  • the restrictions apply to countries, persons, or organizations for reasons of national security; or
  • the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and Commerce jointly make those findings and report them to the President and Congress.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: CRUDE Act

Also known as: Continuing Robust and Uninhibited Drilling and Exporting Act

Latest action (Mar 9, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Policy area: Energy · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 9, 2023

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.