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HR 7019 116th Congress House

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 15, 2020 Introduced by: Scalise, Steve Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Energy Energy revenues and royaltiesEnergy storage, supplies, demandOil and gasStrategic materials and reserves
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 26, 2020
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 Latest action May 26, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act

This bill revises requirements for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address underutilized storage facilities.

Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to lease such storage facilities to private entities. Currently, DOE may only lease these storage facilities to foreign governments. DOE must ensure that leasing of facilities to foreign governments will not impair national security.

In addition, DOE must conduct a pilot program to lease storage capacity for up to 200 million barrels of petroleum products.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 2 Republican 6
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Jul 22, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jul 9, 2020
Bishop, Rob
· Jun 22, 2020
Duncan, Jeff
· Jun 22, 2020
Keller, Fred
· Jun 22, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Jun 15, 2020
Burgess, Michael
· Jun 15, 2020
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Jun 15, 2020
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jun 15, 2020
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jun 15, 2020
Olson, Pete
· Jun 15, 2020
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jun 15, 2020
Flores, Bill
· Jun 1, 2020
Pence, Greg
· Jun 1, 2020
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Jun 1, 2020
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 26, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7019: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7019/
MLA
"H.R. 7019: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7019/.
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H.R. 7019, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7019/.
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[H.R. 7019: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7019/)
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