Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Block Sales of Oil Reserves to China, Russia, Iran

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) at a June 2023 Washington press conference with Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.). Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the bipartisan Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act on March 21.

The legislation will ban the sale or export of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to foreign enemies.