H.R. 1481: CRUDE Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-09 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] · 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 Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

CRUDE Act

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

CRUDE Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] · 13 cosponsors

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Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Ronny Jackson (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] reported raising $1.7 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)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr1481.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr1481 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118