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HR 6297 117th Congress House

Strategically Lowering Gas Prices Act

Official title: To prohibit a drawdown and sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if the President has withdrawn certain land from oil and gas leasing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 11, 2022 Introduced by: Budd, Ted Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Energy
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Dec 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Dec 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 16, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strategically Lowering Gas Prices Act

This bill prohibits, subject to certain exceptions, the Department of Energy from drawing down or selling stocks from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at the direction of a President if that President has withdrawn federal land subject to any of the mineral leasing laws from oil and gas leasing.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 7
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Jan 11, 2022
LaTurner, Jake
· Jan 6, 2022
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Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Dec 16, 2021
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Dec 16, 2021
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Dec 16, 2021
Gibbs, Bob
· Dec 16, 2021
Gohmert, Louie
· Dec 16, 2021
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Dec 16, 2021
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Dec 16, 2021
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Dec 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6297: Strategically Lowering Gas Prices Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6297/
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"H.R. 6297: Strategically Lowering Gas Prices Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6297/.
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H.R. 6297, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6297/.
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