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REFINER Act

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What This Bill Does

This bill requires the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council (an advisory group) to study petrochemical refineries in the United States. The council must examine how these refineries contribute to the nation's energy security and submit its findings to Congress and the public.

Who It Affects

The Secretary of Energy, the National Petroleum Council, Congress and American residents who use liquid fuels and petrochemical products.

Key Provisions

• The Secretary of Energy must direct the National Petroleum Council to submit a report within 90 days examining the role of U.S. petrochemical refineries and their contributions to energy security, including the reliability of liquid fuel supplies and affordability for consumers (Sec. 2) • The report must analyze and project the capacity of U.S. petrochemical refineries, opportunities to expand that capacity and risks to these refineries (Sec. 2) • The report must assess any federal or state executive actions, regulations or policies that have caused or contributed to a decline in petrochemical refinery capacity (Sec. 2) • The report must include recommendations for federal agencies and Congress to encourage increased petrochemical refinery capacity (Sec. 2) • The council must make the report publicly available (Sec. 2)

What Changes

Congress will receive a detailed report on U.S. petrochemical refineries and their role in national energy security. The public will have access to this information.

Important Definitions

None defined in the bill text.

IB Union Calendar No. 12 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1085 [Report No. 118–20] 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 17, 2023 Mr. LATTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce MARCH 23, 2023 Additional sponsors: Mr. PENCE, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. DUNCAN, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. WALBERG, and Mr. CURTIS MARCH 23, 2023 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:35 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1085.RH H1085 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1085 RH A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to issue a report with respect to pe- trochemical refineries in the United States, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:35 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1085.RH H1085 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1085 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Researching Efficient 4 Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining 5 Act’’ or the ‘‘REFINER Act’’. 6 SEC. 2. REPORT ON PETROCHEMICAL REFINERIES. 7 Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 8 of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall direct the 9 National Petroleum Council to— 10 (1) submit to the Secretary of Energy and Con- 11 gress a report containing— 12 (A) an examination of the role of petro- 13 chemical refineries located in the United States 14 and the contributions of such petrochemical re- 15 fineries to the energy security of the United 16 States, including the reliability of supply in the 17 United States of liquid fuels and feedstocks, 18 and the affordability of liquid fuels for con- 19 sumers in the United States; 20 (B) analyses and projections with respect 21 to— 22 (i) the capacity of petrochemical refin- 23 eries located in the United States; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:35 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1085.RH H1085 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 1085 RH (ii) opportunities for expanding such 1 capacity; and 2 (iii) the risks to petrochemical refin- 3 eries located in the United States; 4 (C) an assessment of any Federal or State 5 executive actions, regulations, or policies that 6 have caused or contributed to a decline in the 7 capacity of petrochemical refineries located in 8 the United States; and 9 (D) any recommendations for Federal 10 agencies and Congress to encourage an increase 11 in the capacity of petrochemical refineries lo- 12 cated in the United States; and 13 (2) make publicly available the report submitted 14 under paragraph (1). 15 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:35 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1085.RH H1085 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:35 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1085.RH H1085 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 12 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1085 [Report No. 118–20] 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. MARCH 23, 2023 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:35 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H1085.RH H1085 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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