119-sres488

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 488 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 488

 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the European Union's 
 actions to diversify from Russian energy sources.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 November 6, 2025

 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Coons, Mr. Van 
Hollen, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Bennet, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Curtis, 
 Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. Rosen) submitted the following resolution; which 
 was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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 RESOLUTION

 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the European Union's 
 actions to diversify from Russian energy sources.

Whereas the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 
 has demonstrated the strategic risks of Europe's dependence on the 
 Russian Federation for energy, specifically oil and gas;
Whereas, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United States, the European 
 Union, and their partners imposed broad, punitive sanctions on Russia 
 that limited Russia's income sources from energy;
Whereas, in May 2022, the European Commission launched the REPowerEU initiative 
 to phase out dependence on Russian energy sources before 2028, with 
 milestones to stop existing spot contracts of Russian gas by the end of 
 2025 and to stop all imports of Russian liquefied natural gas by the end 
 of 2027;
Whereas, since February 2022, the European Union has subsequently reduced its 
 dependence on Russian fossil fuels by approximately 90 percent by 
 cutting oil imports by more than 90 percent and reducing pipeline gas 
 deliveries by roughly 80 percent;
Whereas most countries have undertaken significant measures to reduce their 
 Russian energy imports in accordance with the REPowerEU initiative, 
 Hungary and Slovakia have requested exemptions to the timeline and 
 Hungary has actually increased its dependence on Russian energy by an 
 estimated 30 percent since February 2022, by providing approximately 
 $6,700,000,000 of substantial revenues to Russia, between February 24, 
 2022 and December 31, 2024, for crude oil alone;
Whereas, on September 23, 2025, President Donald Trump said European member 
 states had ``to immediately cease all energy purchases from Russia'';
Whereas, on October 23, 2025, the Council of the European Union adopted the 19th 
 package of restrictive measures against the Russian Federation, 
 including--

    (1) a ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas into the European 
Union;

    (2) a full transaction ban on Rosneft and Gazprom Neft;

    (3) measures against third country operators (which enable Russia's 
revenue streams), 2 Chinese refineries, and a Chinese oil trader; and

    (4) strengthened enforcement against maritime circumvention and the 
``shadow fleet'';

Whereas, on October 22, 2025, the United States imposed secondary sanctions on 
 Lukoil and Rosneft; and
Whereas European Union member states Bulgaria and Hungary purchase Russian 
 fossil fuels through Lukoil: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the Senate--

    (1) welcomes the European Union's commitment and actions--
        (A) to end its dependence on Russian fossil fuels; 
 and
        (B) to deny Vladimir Putin a critical source of 
 revenue to continue funding Russia's war campaign in 
 Ukraine;

    (2) welcomes the Trump Administration's recent decision to 
 sanction Rosneft and Lukoil and calls on United States allies 
 and partners to terminate all contracts associated with both 
 companies to avoid potential exposure to secondary sanctions;

    (3) encourages continued coordinated action among the 
 United States and the Group of Seven countries, in addition to 
 concerted action with the European Union and the United Kingdom 
 to apply additional sanctions on Russian energy sources;

    (4) expresses concern that Hungary has shown no sign of 
 reducing its dependence on Russian fossil fuels;

    (5) calls on Hungary and remaining consumers of Russian 
 energy to fully adhere to the timeline agreed to in the 
 REPowerEU initiative; and

    (6) underscores continued bipartisan opposition to the Nord 
 Stream I and II pipeline projects and any effort to revive 
 them, regardless of the home country of individuals or entities 
 involved.
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