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S 3816 116th Congress Senate Energy Congressional oversight Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Lease and rental services Oil and gas Strategic materials and reserves

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act

Introduced: May 21, 2020 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 21, 2020
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Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act

This bill revises requirements for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address underused 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 program to lease storage capacity for up to 200 million barrels of petroleum products at storage facilities of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and related facilities.

What's happening now May 21, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3816: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3816/
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"S. 3816: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3816/.
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S. 3816, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3816/.
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[S. 3816: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3816/)
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