CRUDE Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The CRUDE Act amends the 2016 crude oil export restriction authority. Instead of allowing broader restrictions, it requires the Secretaries of Defense, Energy, and Commerce to jointly find and report to the President and Congress that U.S. crude oil exports have caused sustained material oil supply shortages or sustained oil prices significantly above world market levels, directly attributable to exports of U.S.-produced crude oil, and that those shortages or price increases have caused or are likely to cause sustained material adverse employment effects in the United States. Only after that joint finding may the President declare a national emergency based on the report and publish formal notice in the Federal Register. The bill also removes another restriction pathway by striking the later subparagraph, making export curbs harder to trigger.
Who Benefits and How
U.S. crude oil producers benefit because export restrictions become harder to impose. Oil exporters benefit from a clearer and narrower emergency test before licensing requirements or restrictions can return. Energy-state workers benefit if continued exports support drilling, transport, and related employment. Foreign buyers of U.S. crude benefit from more predictable access to U.S. supply.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Secretaries of Defense, Energy, and Commerce must make a joint factual finding before export restrictions can be triggered. The President must declare and notice a national emergency before imposing covered restrictions. Domestic refiners seeking cheaper domestic crude face a higher barrier to export curbs. Consumers could face continued exposure to world oil prices if exports remain unrestricted.
Key Provisions
- Requires a joint Defense, Energy, and Commerce finding before crude oil export restrictions can be imposed.
- Requires sustained export-caused supply shortages or above-world-market prices plus adverse employment effects.
- Requires a presidential national emergency declaration noticed in the Federal Register.
- Removes a separate statutory pathway for crude oil export restrictions.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Narrows the circumstances under which crude oil export restrictions can be imposed by requiring a joint Defense, Energy, and Commerce finding of sustained export-caused supply shortages or price increases with adverse employment effects, followed by a presidential national emergency declaration noticed in the Federal Register.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Trade, Oil and Gas
Primary Purpose
Narrows the circumstances under which crude oil export restrictions can be imposed by requiring a joint Defense, Energy, and Commerce finding of sustained export-caused supply shortages or price increases with adverse employment effects, followed by a presidential national emergency declaration noticed in the Federal Register.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- U.S. crude oil producers
- Oil exporters
- Energy-state workers
- Foreign crude buyers
Identified Costs
- Secretaries of Defense, Energy, and Commerce
- President of the United States
- Domestic refiners
- Consumers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Fallon, …
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Domestic refiners, U.S. crude oil producers
Positive-direction: U.S. crude oil producers
Negative-direction: Domestic refiners
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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