H.R. 6947 · 117th Congress · House

FREEDOM Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Introduced
Mar 7, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Freedom from Russian Energy Enterprise and Domestic Oil Maximization Act or the FREEDOM Act

This bill directs the President to prohibit imports of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquified natural gas from Russia. It also (1) authorizes the construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline to import oil from Canada into the United States, and (2) nullifies the Executive Order titled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and signed January 27, 2021.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 21, 2022•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

  2. MAR 10, 2022•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

  3. MAR 08, 2022•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

  4. MAR 08, 2022•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

  5. MAR 07, 2022•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  6. MAR 07, 2022•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  7. MAR 07, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, 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.

  8. MAR 07, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, 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.

  9. MAR 07, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, 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.

  10. MAR 07, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, 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.

  11. MAR 07, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, 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.

  12. MAR 07, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, 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.

  13. MAR 07, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, 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.

  14. MAR 07, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, 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.

  15. MAR 07, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, 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.

  16. MAR 07, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, 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.

Committees

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Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee

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Referred: Mar 21, 2022

Active

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

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Referred: Mar 10, 2022

Active

Energy Subcommittee

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Referred: Mar 8, 2022

Active

Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee

hspw14

Referred: Mar 8, 2022

Active

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: Mar 7, 2022

Active

Armed Services Committee

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Referred: Mar 7, 2022

Active

Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee

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Referred: Mar 7, 2022

Active

Financial Services Committee

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Referred: Mar 7, 2022

Active

Foreign Affairs Committee

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Referred: Mar 7, 2022

Active

Natural Resources Committee

hsii00

Referred: Mar 7, 2022

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

hsif00

Referred: Mar 7, 2022

Active

Agriculture Committee

hsag00

Referred: Mar 7, 2022

Active

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Referred: Mar 7, 2022

Active

Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Mar 7, 2022

Active