The House Works Toward Banning Russian Oil Imports
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a letter Sunday that the House is exploring legislative options to isolate Russia, including a ban on Russian oil and energy.
“Our bill would ban the import of Russian oil and energy products into the United States, repeal normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, and take the first step to deny Russia access to the World Trade Organization,” Pelosi said in a letter to colleagues. “We would also empower the Executive branch to raise tariffs on Russian imports.”
The House speaker noted that the Biden administration had requested $10 billion for “humanitarian, military and economic support for Ukraine,” and said “Congress intends to enact this emergency funding this week as part of our omnibus government funding legislation.”
