Rep. Boebert Introduces Ukraine Assistance & American Energy Acceleration Act/Opposes Omni

Congresswoman Boebert stated, "Inflation is out of control. Gas is sitting at historically high prices. Nancy Pelosi's House just passed a $1.5 trillion bill that no one read. Using aid for Ukraine as the latest 'crisis' in order to pass $4 billion worth of earmarks and other misguided Biden priorities is corrupt. Congress and the American people shouldn't be presented with the false choice that the only way to support aid for Ukraine is to also pass a 2,741-page, drunken-sailor, monstrosity of a spending bill in less than 22 hours.

"Many Americans struggle with excessive levels of foreign assistance given the federal government's failure to secure the border and address issues here at home. That's why my Ukraine Assistance and American Energy Acceleration Act reins in Pelosi's bloated foreign aid package and provides a targeted amount of military and humanitarian resources for Ukraine without using it as a political pawn. This bill also includes a real ban on oil and gas from Russia, Iran and Venezuela, and allows for responsible American energy production that will reduce gas prices."       

Background:

Late last night, the House passed H.R. 2471, a 2,741-page omnibus spending bill consisting of all 12 fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills and supplemental funding that would provide $13.6 billion to Ukraine. Also, last night the House passed a watered-down bill that had non-binding and weak sanctions and bans on Russia and their oil and gas imports.  

There were a lot of terrible policy provisions and increased spending in H.R. 2471 that will only cause inflation to further increase. These include but aren't limited to:

• Includes $1.5 trillion of inflationary spending, including $730 billion for Democrat's domestic pet programs (a 6.7% increase)
• Includes funding for the Title X program, which provides funding to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood
• Fails to defund vaccine mandates
• Includes 2,727 earmarks totaling $4.2 billion, including Nancy Pelosi's heinous Presidio Trust earmark for luxury hotels and golf clubs in San Francisco
• Cuts funding for Border Patrol by $428 million during a historically bad border crisis, includes no new funding for the border wall, and prevents funding for the Remain in Mexico program
• Increases House Member of Congress' budgets by 21% from last year
• Includes significant climate change funding and provisions to “advance racial justice” 
• Includes the largest IRS funding increase in two decades with increased money for enforcement so they can snoop on your bank account
• Includes $100 million for environmental justice activities at the EPA
• Includes radical Green New Deal and environmental policies that will only increase gas prices further
• Includes $3.2 billion for renewable energy and 'energy efficiency' subsidies
• Includes $95 million to target gun owners with excessive background checks 

Rep. Boebert's Ukraine Assistance and American Energy Acceleration Act: 

Includes Humanitarian and Lethal Aid to Ukraine:

Section 2 APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

• Includes $1 billion to provide a list of weapons requested by the Ukrainian government. This includes small arms, grenade launchers, and ammunition, man-portable missiles and rockets in a ready-to-fire configuration, night vision goggles, drones, communication equipment, bulletproof armor, rations and medical kits
• Includes $1 billion to provide the governments of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and other allies with replacement planes, tanks, munitions, anti-air and anti-tank weaponry to both bolster their deterrence efforts against a Russian invasion and to replace equipment donated to the Government of Ukraine
• Includes $1 billion to procure defense articles to replace those transferred to Ukraine and our allies

Section 3 APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

• Includes $500 million for International Disaster Assistance to provide food and other support for displaced and other vulnerable populations inside Ukraine
• Includes $250 million for  Refugee Relocation Assistance “to provide monetary and personnel assistance for the Polish, Moldovan, and European Union member states that are accepting Ukrainian refugees.”

Section 4 APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

• Includes $30 million in funding to integrate the Ukrainian electrical grid with the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity

Bans Bad Actor Oil and Gas Imports, Including from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela:
Section 5 PROHIBITS IMPORTATION OF RUSSIAN, IRANIAN, AND VENEZUELAN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Accelerates American Energy Production:

Section 6 AUTHORIZES THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

Section 7 OVERTURNS THE BIDEN MORATORIUM ON ENERGY LEASES ON FEDERAL LAND & WATERS

Section 8 IMMEDIATELY RESUMES OIL AND NATURAL GAS LEASING

Section 9 EXPEDITES APPROVAL FOR NATURAL GAS INTERSTATE PIPELINES

Section 10 INCLUDES THE NEPA REFORM FINALIZED BY THE TRUMP ADMIN

Section 11 OVERTURNS THE NEW FERC POLICY THAT BANS PIPELINES

Section 12 OPENS ANWR FOR OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT

Section 13 EXPEDITES APPROVAL OF LNG EXPORTS

Rep. Boebert's Ukraine Assistance and American Energy Acceleration Act was cosponsored by Representatives Andy Harris (MD-01), Mary Miller (IL-15), Tom Tiffany (WI-07), and Dan Bishop (NC-11).  

The full text of the Ukraine Assistance and American Energy Acceleration Act is available here.