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[H.R. 7094 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7094
To prohibit United States persons from providing petroleum equipment or
services in the energy sector of the Russian Federation.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2026
Mr. Doggett (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Kean, Ms. Norton, and Mr.
Quigley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the
Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To prohibit United States persons from providing petroleum equipment or
services in the energy sector of the Russian Federation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Aid for Russian Energy Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.
(a) In General.--The President shall prohibit the exportation,
reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, from the United
States, or by a United States person, wherever located, of petroleum
equipment and services to any person located in the Russian Federation.
(b) Liability of Parent Companies for Violations of Sanctions by
Foreign Subsidiaries.--Except as provided in subsection (c), not later
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
shall prohibit any entity owned or controlled by a United States person
and established or maintained outside the United States from knowingly
engaging directly or indirectly in any transaction described in
subsection (a) that would be prohibited by an order or regulation
issued pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) if the transaction were engaged in by a United
States person or in the United States.
(c) Exception.--The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall
not apply with respect to petroleum equipment and services directly
related to isotopes derived from petroleum manufacturing that are used
for medical, agricultural, or environmental purposes, such as Carbon-
13.
SEC. 3. SANCTIONS.
(a) In General.--The President shall impose the sanctions described
in subsection (b) on any foreign person that directly or indirectly
engages in the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, of
petroleum equipment and services to any person located in the Russian
Federation.
(b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Asset blocking.--Notwithstanding the requirements of
section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701), the President shall exercise of all powers
granted to the President by that Act to the extent necessary to
block and prohibit all transactions in all property and
interests in property of the foreign person if such property
and interests in property are in the United States, come within
the United States, or are or come within the possession or
control of a United States person.
(2) Visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) In general.--An alien who the Secretary of
State or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a
designee of one of such Secretaries) knows, or has
reason to believe, is described in subsection (a), or
is a corporate officer or principal shareholder with a
controlling interest in a foreign person described in
subsection (a), is--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible for a visa or other
documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted
or paroled into the United States or to receive
any other benefit under the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The issuing consular
officer, the Secretary of State, or the
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee
of one of such Secretaries) shall, in
accordance with section 221(i) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1201(i)), revoke any visa or other entry
documentation issued to an alien described in
subparagraph (A) regardless of when the visa or
other entry documentation is issued.
(ii) Effect of revocation.--A revocation
under clause (i)--
(I) shall take effect immediately;
and
(II) shall automatically cancel any
other valid visa or entry documentation
that is in the alien's possession.
(c) Exceptions.--
(1) Exception to comply with international obligations.--
Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect
to the admission of an alien if admitting or paroling the alien
into the United States is necessary to permit the United States
to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and
entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United
Nations and the United States, or other applicable
international obligations.
(2) Exception relating to the provision of humanitarian
assistance.--Sanctions under this section may not be imposed
with respect to transactions or the facilitation of
transactions for--
(A) the sale of agricultural commodities, food,
medicine, or medical devices;
(B) the provision of humanitarian assistance;
(C) financial transactions relating to humanitarian
assistance; or
(D) transporting goods or services that are
necessary to carry out operations relating to
humanitarian assistance.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES.
(a) Implementation; Penalties.--
(1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all
authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and
205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this Act.
(2) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections
(b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person
that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or
causes a violation of regulations promulgated to carry out this
Act to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person
who commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that
Act.
(b) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions
imposed with respect to a United States person or a foreign person (as
the case may be) under this section for periods not to exceed 180 days
if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees
not later than 15 days before such waiver is to take effect that the
waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United States
and includes a description of the specific national security rationale
therefor in the certification.
(c) Regulatory Authority.--
(1) In general.--The President shall, not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, prescribe
regulations as necessary for the implementation of this Act.
(2) Application of certain regulations.--Pursuant to
paragraph (1), any regulations that the President prescribes
necessary for the implementation of section 3 of this Act shall
amend part 587 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this section--
(1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(2) the term ``foreign person'' means an individual or
entity (as such term is defined in section 587.303 of title 31,
Code of Federal Regulations) that is not a United States
person;
(3) the term ``petroleum equipment and services''
includes--
(A) equipment, equipment parts, software and
services related to the exploration and production of
oil, oil condensates and natural gas; and
(B) with respect to equipment and services
described in subparagraph (A)--
(i) software support and updates or
software packages or applications;
(ii) commercial provision of access to data
systems and software packages wherever located,
including cloud-based data and software, for
the purposes of supporting exploration and
production of oil, oil condensates and natural
gas;
(iii) commercial arrangements that enable
the manufacturing or development of equipment
or software under licensing or similar
arrangements; and
(iv) engineering and consulting services,
including--
(I) process optimization,
efficiency improvements, and production
planning for petroleum operations;
(II) operational guidance and best-
practice consultation;
(III) feasibility studies and
technical assessments for exploration
or production activities; and
(IV) capacity building and training
in petroleum sector methodologies; and
(v) technology transfer and intellectual
property licensing, including--
(I) licensing of patents,
trademarks, trade secrets, and
intellectual property used in petroleum
operations;
(II) software licensing
arrangements enabling proprietary
technology use in Russian petroleum
operations;
(III) commercial arrangements
enabling manufacturing or development
of equipment or software under
licensing or similar arrangements; and
(IV) transfer of know-how and
confidential technical information
related to petroleum operations; and
(4) the term ``United States person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) a permanent resident alien of the United
States;
(C) an entity organized under the laws of the
United States or of any jurisdiction within the United
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity;
or
(D) a person in the United States.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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