HR 3109
Passed a chamber
Requires the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to study U.S. petrochemical refineries and report back within 90 days on their role in energy security, their capacity, and the policies that have affected it.
Official title: REFINER Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
30-APR-2025
Referred
30-APR-2025
Approved by committee
25-JUN-2025
Reported
11-SEP-2025
On the calendar
11-SEP-2025
Passed
20-NOV-2025
Senate
Received
01-DEC-2025
- Directs the Secretary of Energy to have the National Petroleum Council submit a report within 90 days of enactment
- Covers the role of petrochemical refineries in energy security, fuel supply, and consumer fuel affordability
- Analyzes refinery capacity, opportunities to expand it, and risks to existing refineries
- Assesses federal or state actions that have reduced refinery capacity and offers recommendations to increase it
- Requires the council to make the completed report publicly available
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (30-APR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 20-NOV-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
- Energy Subcommittee
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
Energy
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