HR 8222
End Russian Oil Windfalls Act
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Bill overview
The End Russian Oil Windfalls Act aims to nullify two existing U.S. Treasury Department licenses that have allowed for the delivery and sale of Russian oil to India. It also imposes sanctions on Russian individuals involved in oil and gas extraction, refining, or maritime transportation, including blocking their assets and preventing them from entering or receiving visas in the United States. The bill requires the President to report on the impact of these licenses and any subsequent sanctions, and also requires reports on Russian energy companies’ involvement in the abduction of Ukrainian children.
Key provisions
- Nullifies Russia-related General License 133 and 134A, which previously permitted the sale of Russian oil to India.
- Imposes sanctions on Russian individuals involved in oil and gas activities.
- Blocks assets and denies visas to sanctioned Russian individuals.
- Requires the President to report on the impact of the nullified licenses and sanctions.
- Mandates reports on Russian oil production levels and revenue.
- Requires reports on Russian energy companies’ involvement in the abduction of Ukrainian children.
- Allows for the use of classified information in judicial reviews related to the sanctions.
- Provides for the implementation of the sanctions through existing authorities.
Who is affected
- Russian individuals involved in the oil and gas industry
- U.S. persons with property in the United States
- Indian importers of Russian oil
- The Government of the Russian Federation
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 8222
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To nullify Russia-related General License 133, Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Russian Federation Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 5, 2026 to India
, and Russia-related General License 134A, Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Russian Federation Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 12, 2026
, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the End Russian Oil Windfalls Act
.
Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Russian Federation Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 5, 2026 to India, and Russia-related General License 134A,
Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Russian Federation Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 12, 2026, both issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury, shall have no force or effect.
The Secretary of the Treasury may not authorize any transactions otherwise prohibited by law that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the sale, delivery, or offloading of crude oil or petroleum products of Russian Federation.
Oil and gas extraction.
Oil and gas refinement or production.
Maritime transportation of oil and gas or other petroleum products.
The sanctions described in this subsection are the following:
Notwithstanding the requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), the President may 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 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.
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) is—
inadmissible to the United States;
ineligible for a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and
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.).
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.
A revocation under clause (i)—
shall take effect immediately; and
shall automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien’s possession.
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.
Sanctions under this section may not be imposed with respect to transactions or the facilitation of transactions for—
the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices;
the provision of humanitarian assistance;
financial transactions relating to humanitarian assistance; or
transporting goods or services that are necessary to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance.
Sanctions under this section shall not apply to any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or national security activities of the United States.
In any judicial review of a determination made under this section, if the determination was based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act) such information may be submitted to the reviewing court ex parte and in camera. This subsection does not confer or imply any right to judicial review.
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 section.
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 section to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person who commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that Act.
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter for three years, the Secretary of State in consultation with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of Russian general license.
Each report under subsection (a) shall include an analysis of the impact of Russia-related General License 133, Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Russian Federation Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 5, 2026 to India
, and Russia-related General License 134A, Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Russian Federation Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 12, 2026
, both issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury and any extensions or successors thereof on the following:
The volume and sale price of Russian crude and refined oil product exports.
The revenue earned by the Government of the Russian Federation or Russian Federation state-affiliated or state-owned entities through exports of oil products, including the premium earned on Russian oil as a result of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the subsequent fallout thereof.
Russian oil production levels.
In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means—
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for two years, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on any involvement by Russian state-owned or state-affiliated energy companies in the abduction, forcible deportation, or indoctrination of Ukrainian civilians, including Ukrainian children.
In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means—
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.