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H.R. 1807 112th Congress House

Enhanced SPR Act

Official title: To provide for the sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and acquisition of refined petroleum product, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 10, 2011 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Energy Energy storage, supplies, demandOil and gasPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsStrategic materials and reserves
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May 13, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
May 10, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 10, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 13, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhanced Supply and Price Reduction Act of 2011 or Enhanced SPR Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to include refined petroleum products within its required capacity of 1 billion barrels of petroleum products.

Authorizes the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to sell at least 30 million barrels of petroleum from the SPR and acquire refined petroleum product. Prescribes a schedule for such transactions.

Directs the Secretary to deposit the cash proceeds from such sales into the SPR Petroleum Account.

Authorizes the President to instruct the Secretary to drawdown and sell or exchange petroleum product from the SPR if a circumstance exists of such significance and scope that action would be warranted to address market manipulation or otherwise be in the public interest.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1017 Enhanced SPR Act
  • HR 1748 Taxpayer and Gas Price Relief Act of 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1807: Enhanced SPR Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1807/
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