A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it should be a goal of the United States to reduce the amount of oil projected to be imported in 2025 by 40 percent and that the President should take measures to reduce the dependence of the United States on foreign oil

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9539)

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 29, 2005

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) it should be a goal of the United States to reduce the amount of foreign oil that will be imported in 2025 by 40 percent from the amount the Energy Information Administration estimates will be imported in that year; (2) the President should take specified measures to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil by developing and implementing certain measures to reduce oil in end-uses throughout the U.S. economy; and (3) the President should report to Congress on progress made, according to the most recent edition of the Annual Energy Outlook published by the Energy Information Administration, toward the goal of reducing dependence on foreign oil imports by 2025.

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Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D–WA

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Jul 29, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9539)
Jul 29, 2005
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.Res.228, 109th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it should be a goal of the United States to reduce the amount of oil projected to be imported in 2025 by 40 percent and that the President should take measures to reduce the dependence of the United States on foreign oil

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-resolution/228

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2005-07-29.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/sres228/BILLS-109sres228is.htm

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Analyze S.Res.228 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.Res.228, 109th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it should be a goal of the United States to reduce the amount of oil projected to be imported in 2025 by 40 percent and that the President should take measures to reduce the dependence of the United States on foreign oil

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-resolution/228

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2005-07-29.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/sres228/BILLS-109sres228is.htm

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Discuss S.Res.228, 109th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it should be a goal of the United States to reduce the amount of oil projected to be imported in 2025 by 40 percent and that the President should take measures to reduce the dependence of the United States on foreign oil

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-resolution/228

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2005-07-29.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/sres228/BILLS-109sres228is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:11:03Z. 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.

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Discuss S.Res.228, 109th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it should be a goal of the United States to reduce the amount of oil projected to be imported in 2025 by 40 percent and that the President should take measures to reduce the dependence of the United States on foreign oil

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-resolution/228

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2005-07-29.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/sres228/BILLS-109sres228is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:11:03Z. 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 S.Res.228 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.