Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Energy, to transmit to the House of Representatives certain information relating to plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1260 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1260

  Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of 
Energy, to transmit to the House of Representatives certain information 
  relating to plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans to refill the Strategic Petroleum 
                                Reserve.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2022

Mr. Armstrong submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of 
Energy, to transmit to the House of Representatives certain information 
  relating to plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans to refill the Strategic Petroleum 
                                Reserve.

    Resolved, That the President is requested, and the Secretary of 
Energy is directed, to transmit to the House of Representatives, not 
later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution, 
copies of all documents, memoranda, and advisory legal opinions, 
including notes from meetings, memos, and telephone and electronic mail 
records, to the extent that any such one or more items are within the 
possession of the President or the Secretary, respectively, and refer 
or relate to the following:
            (1) Plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the 
        Strategic Petroleum Reserve, including to entities under the 
        ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist 
        Party, before Federal elections in November 2022.
            (2) Plans to acquire petroleum products for storage in the 
        Strategic Petroleum Reserve to replace petroleum products drawn 
        down and sold from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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