REFINER Act

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) a projection for expanding the capacities of the 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.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1085 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1085

  To require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum 
 Council to issue a report with respect to petrochemical refineries in 
               the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 17, 2023

  Mr. Latta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum 
 Council to issue a report with respect to petrochemical refineries in 
               the United States, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Researching Efficient Federal 
Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act'' or the ``REFINER 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON PETROCHEMICAL REFINERIES.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Secretary of Energy shall direct the National Petroleum Council 
to--
            (1) submit to the Secretary of Energy and Congress a report 
        containing--
                    (A) an examination of the role of petrochemical 
                refineries located in the United States and the 
                contributions of such petrochemical refineries to the 
                energy security of the United States, including the 
                reliability of supply in the United States of liquid 
                fuels and feedstocks, and the affordability of liquid 
                fuels for consumers in the United States;
                    (B) analyses and projections with respect to--
                            (i) the capacity of petrochemical 
                        refineries located in the United States;
                            (ii) opportunities for expanding such 
                        capacity; and
                            (iii) the risks to petrochemical refineries 
                        located in the United States;
                    (C) an assessment of any Federal or State executive 
                actions, regulations, or policies that have caused or 
                contributed to a decline in the capacity of 
                petrochemical refineries located in the United States; 
                and
                    (D) any recommendations for Federal agencies and 
                Congress to encourage an increase in the capacity of 
                petrochemical refineries located in the United States; 
                and
            (2) make publicly available the report submitted under 
        paragraph (1).
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