Senators introduced a bill on Thursday that strengthens the ban on selling crude oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China and Russia, informs Reuters. The bill, introduced by Republican Joni Ernst and Democrat John Fetterman, ensures that companies owned or controlled by the Chinese government will not be able to purchase oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The funding bill signed by President Joe Biden earlier this month banned Chinese companies from buying oil but contained an exception if the oil was not exported to China. Which countries the bill will affect “This biparti…