118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 759No Energy Revenues for Russian Hostilities Act of 2023

To limit the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize United States financial institutions to engage in certain Russian-related energy transactions.

International affairs
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action Feb 2, 2023
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Feb 2, 2023
Financial Services
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from authorizing certain energy-related transactions involving Russia that would otherwise be blocked by an executive order. An April 15, 2021, executive order blocked certain transactions involving foreign persons (individuals or entities) related to Russia. These include transactions involving persons (1) operating in Russia's defense or technology sectors; (2) involved in Russian government attempts to interfere with the democratic processes of other countries; or (3) engaged in attempts to disrupt energy supplies to Europe, the Caucasus, or Asia. However, Treasury has issued licenses that authorized certain energy-related transactions t...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.