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.

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.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-02-25 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-02-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

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.

Plain summary

This resolution expresses that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 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 energy, and renewables, as well as strategic minerals critical to electric vehicles and other clean energy sources; and President Biden should take immediate action to restore the energy security of the United States and provide U.S. allies with an affordable and secure supply of energy.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · 48 cosponsors

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Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Ann Wagner (R-MO), August Pfluger (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Lisa C. McClain (R-MI), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Andy Harris (R-MD), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Roger Williams (R-TX), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hres940.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hres940 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117