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Senate bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act

S. 218Introduced Feb 1, 2023Policy area: Energy
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 1, 2023 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

24 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 3 independents

5 of 24 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.

Michael Bennet (D-CO), John Boozman (R-AR), Mike Braun (R-IN), Shelley Capito (R-WV), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Josh Hawley (R-MO), John Hoeven (R-ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Angus King (I-ME), Mike Lee (R-UT), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Joseph Manchin (I-WV), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Roger Wicker (R-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.