Reuters | House Passes U.S. Spending Bill to End Crude Oil Export Ban Bloomberg The House passed a $1.1 trillion spending measure that averts a U.S. government shutdown and ends a 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports, a plan that ensures fiscal peace in Congress through most of 2016. The measure adopted 316-113 Friday, as well ... US House passes bill to fund government, export crude oil US House passes bill to lift 40-year ban on oil exports House Passes $1.15 Trillion Spending Bill |