REFINER Act passed the House 204 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 99 words.
Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act or the REFINER Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to publish a report on petrochemical refineries located in the United States. The report must include information concerning (1) the contributions of such refineries to U.S. energy security, (2) analyses and projections with respect to opportunities for expanding the capacities of the refineries and the risks to such refineries, (3) any federal or state executive actions that have contributed to a decline in their capacities, and (4) any recommendations to increase such capacities.
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Policy area
- Energy: 27 of 2,251 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.2%)
- Sponsor
- 6 of 161 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 223 words
- Subjects
- Electric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationGovernment information and archivesIndustrial facilitiesOil and gas
- Latest action
- Dec 1, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Procedural (rules, motions) · 1
- 119th H.Res. 879 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 80) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, Unite R · Agreed to