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Gas Price and Refinery Capacity Relief Act of 2013

Introduced: June 4, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jun 7, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Jun 4, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 4, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gas Price and Refinery Capacity Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require a refinery owner or operator to report to the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA): (1) at least one year in advance the schedule for any planned removal from service for maintenance, repair, or modification of any refinery or a unit (planned refinery outage); and (2) as soon as practicable any unplanned refinery outages.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) review, analyze, and make available to refinery operators information on unplanned refinery outages in order to prevent significant market disruptions; and (2) analyze the costs and benefits of creating a national strategic refined petroleum products reserve for refined petroleum products.

What's happening now June 7, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1073 Identical bill Gas Price and Refinery Capacity Relief Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Ellison, Keith
· Jun 4, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 4, 2013
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Jun 4, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2256: Gas Price and Refinery Capacity Relief Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2256/
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"H.R. 2256: Gas Price and Refinery Capacity Relief Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2256/.
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