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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

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
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
Key points
  • 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
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Official CRS summary

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
Committee referrals (3) Policy area

Energy

Sponsor Robert E. Latta (R-OH) Cosponsors · 1
■ 1 R
1 Republican