# 119-hr-1850: CRUDE Act

119-hr-1850, CRUDE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1850
- Congress: 119
- Title: CRUDE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-09

## Summary

**This bill would make it harder to impose limits on U.S. crude oil exports by requiring a joint finding by three cabinet secretaries and a presidential national emergency declaration.** It ties any export licensing requirements to an official report that shows exports caused sustained domestic supply shortages or prices above world levels and that those conditions caused or threaten sustained, material job losses.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Harder to restrict crude oil exports: mixed, medium. This bill would make it harder for the government to limit U.S. crude oil exports. The Defense, Energy, and Commerce secretaries would have to jointly report that exports caused long‑lasting, major U.S. oil shortages or prices well above world levels. They must also find these conditions caused, or…

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- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-1850 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1850)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1850 (as of 2026-05-09).