H.Res.940: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will further weaken global energy security and President Biden should take immediate action to provide allies of the United States with an affordable and secure supply of energy.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 25, 2022

This resolution expresses that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that

the energy independence of the United States is critical to national security and should include the production and use of all available energy sources, including coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear energy, and renewables, as well as strategic minerals critical to electric vehicles and other clean energy sources; and

President Biden should take immediate action to restore the energy security of the United States and provide U.S. allies with an affordable and secure supply of energy.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R–WV

Committees

Energy and Commerce Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee

48 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Legislative record

Actions

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Feb 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Feb 25, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Feb 25, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.Res.940, 117th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will further weaken global energy security and President Biden should take immediate action to provide allies of the United States with an affordable and secure supply of energy.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/940

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hres940/BILLS-117hres940ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.940, 117th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will further weaken global energy security and President Biden should take immediate action to provide allies of the United States with an affordable and secure supply of energy.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/940

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2022-02-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hres940/BILLS-117hres940ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.940, 117th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will further weaken global energy security and President Biden should take immediate action to provide allies of the United States with an affordable and secure supply of energy.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/940

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2022-02-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hres940/BILLS-117hres940ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Res.940, 117th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will further weaken global energy security and President Biden should take immediate action to provide allies of the United States with an affordable and secure supply of energy.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/940

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2022-02-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hres940/BILLS-117hres940ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Res.940 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.