Protecting Europe's Energy Security Implementation Act

2/5/2022, 11:07 PM

Protecting Europe's Energy Security Implementation Act

This bill requires the President to impose sanctions related to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and addresses related issues. (Nord Stream 2 is a pipeline that would increase Russia's natural gas export capacity directly to Germany.)

Specifically, the President must impose property-blocking sanctions on any entity established for or responsible for the planning, construction, or operation of Nord Stream 2. The President must also impose visa-blocking sanctions on any corporate officers of such an entity.

The bill also requires the President to report to Congress before waiving certain sanctions related to Russia. If Congress passes a joint resolution of disapproval after receiving the report, the President may not waive the sanctions.

Congress
117

Number
S - 3436

Introduced on
2021-12-18

# Amendments
2

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

12/18/2021

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Protecting Europe's Energy Security Implementation Act

This bill requires the President to impose sanctions related to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and addresses related issues. (Nord Stream 2 is a pipeline that would increase Russia's natural gas export capacity directly to Germany.)

Specifically, the President must impose property-blocking sanctions on any entity established for or responsible for the planning, construction, or operation of Nord Stream 2. The President must also impose visa-blocking sanctions on any corporate officers of such an entity.

The bill also requires the President to report to Congress before waiving certain sanctions related to Russia. If Congress passes a joint resolution of disapproval after receiving the report, the President may not waive the sanctions.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to entities responsible for the planning, construction, or operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and their corporate officers and to apply congressional review under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act to the removal of sanctions relating to Nord Stream 2, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
International Affairs

Potential Impact
Alliances
Collective security
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Espionage and treason
Europe
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign property
Germany
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military operations and strategy
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Poland
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Sanctions
Ukraine
User charges and fees
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary1/19/2022

Protecting Europe's Energy Security Implementation Act

This bill requires the President to impose sanctions related to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and addresses related issues. (Nord Stream 2 is a pipeline that would increa...


Latest Action1/13/2022
Under the order of 12/18/21, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 44. Record Vote Number: 8.