{"format":1,"id":"117-s-3436","congress":117,"number":"S. 3436","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Protecting Europe's Energy Security Implementation Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text","official_title":"A 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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A 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."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Protecting Europe's Energy Security Implementation Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text","title":"Protecting Europe's Energy Security Implementation Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Protecting Europe's Energy Security Implementation Act"}],"outcome":"failed_senate","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-12-18","chambers":{"house":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null},"senate":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-01-13","vote":{"id":"117-2022-s8","question":"On Passage of the Bill","title":"S. 3436","result":"Bill Defeated","yea":55,"nay":44,"present":0,"not_voting":1,"source":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00008.xml"}}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"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.","date":"2022-01-13"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-12-18","stage":"Introduced in Senate","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Protecting Europe's Energy Security Implementation Act"},{"k":"p","t":"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.)"},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"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."}],"words":117},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the President to impose visa and property-blocking sanctions related to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and applies congressional review under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act to the removal of those sanctions.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3436/text/pcs#id5824BF892A8A46F78FD06D1F7869BA6B"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3436/text/pcs#id50C6414BA3C345069FA197EC203112C0"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3436/text/pcs#idF0BB4CCF2F374EAF8F0CBB323751180A"}]},"core_areas":["Sanctions on entities and corporate officers connected to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline","Congressional review of waivers or removal of Nord Stream 2 sanctions","Required content of reports on Nord Stream 2 sanctions"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the President, within 15 days of enactment, to impose sanctions on any entity established for or responsible for planning, constructing, or operating the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, or a successor entity, and on its corporate officers.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3436/text/pcs#id5824BF892A8A46F78FD06D1F7869BA6B"}},{"text":"Makes an alien who is a corporate officer of such an entity inadmissible to the United States, ineligible for a visa, and subject to immediate revocation of any current visa or entry documentation.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3436/text/pcs#id5824BF892A8A46F78FD06D1F7869BA6B"}},{"text":"Requires the President to use the powers of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to block all transactions in property and interests in property of such an entity that are in the United States or in the possession or control of a United States person.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3436/text/pcs#id5824BF892A8A46F78FD06D1F7869BA6B"}},{"text":"Allows the President to waive the sanctions if the President determines the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States and reports on the waiver and its reason to the appropriate congressional committees, subject to congressional review under section 216 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3436/text/pcs#id5824BF892A8A46F78FD06D1F7869BA6B"}},{"text":"Amends section 216(a)(2) of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act so its congressional review also covers the removal of sanctions under section 7503 of the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019 and under section 2 of this Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3436/text/pcs#idF0BB4CCF2F374EAF8F0CBB323751180A"}},{"text":"Requires each report on these sanctions under section 216(a)(1) of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act to include assessments of security risks posed by Nord Stream 2 and of Russian gas transit through Ukraine.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3436/text/pcs#id1ac7e0b3fcd3444dae7636897bb5a8d8"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3436/text/pcs#id5824BF892A8A46F78FD06D1F7869BA6B"},"heading":"Imposition of sanctions with respect to Nord Stream 2","effect":"Exempts certain activities and transactions from the sanctions: authorized intelligence, law enforcement and national security activities; admissions needed to meet United Nations headquarters and consular obligations; and the importation of goods.","amount":null,"quote":"the authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods."}]}],"version":{"type":"Placed on Calendar Senate","date":"2021-12-18","rule":"nearest","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3436/text/pcs"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3436","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3436/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-3436.png","v":"dfb52187a811","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 3436, 117th Congress: Protecting Europe's Energy Security Implementation Act. Senate: 55 Yea, 44 Nay. Outcome: Failed Senate, 13 Jan 2022."}}