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HR 896 111th Congress House

To expedite the construction of new refining capacity on closed military installations in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of EnergyEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, research
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to House Armed Services
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Feb 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 9, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the President to designate not less than three closed military installations (or portions of them) that are appropriate for siting a refinery for gasoline or other fuel.

Designates the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating applicable federal refinery authorizations and related environmental reviews with respect to a designated refinery.

Gives the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction over civil actions relating to federal refinery authorizations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 9
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 4, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 4, 2009
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 4, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Feb 4, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 4, 2009
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 4, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 4, 2009
Lee, Christopher
· Feb 4, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 4, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 4, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 4, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 896: To expedite the construction of new refining capacity on closed military installations in the United States, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-896/
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"H.R. 896: To expedite the construction of new refining capacity on closed military installations in the United States, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-896/.
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H.R. 896, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-896/.
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