H.R. 8547: No Oil for CCP Act
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H.R. 8547: No Oil for CCP Act
117th Congress · introduced 2022-07-27 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2022-07-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
No Oil for CCP Act
Plain summary
No Oil for CCP Act This bill bans exports of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China, North Korea, Iran, and other specified recipients. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Energy to require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the SPR that (1) the oil not be exported to such countries; and (2) the recipient of the oil is not under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr8547.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr8547 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117