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H.R. 8266 119th Congress House

Gasoline Export Ban Act of 2026

Official title: To prohibit the exportation of gasoline during periods of high gasoline prices.

Introduced: April 14, 2026 Introduced by: Ro Khanna Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 14, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gasoline Export Ban Act of 2026

This bill prohibits the exportation of gasoline produced in the United States during certain periods of high gasoline prices.

Specifically, the bill directs the President to prohibit the exportation of gasoline produced in the United States during periods when the average price for gasoline in the United States has been equal to or higher than $3.12 per gallon for each of the preceding seven days.

The President may exempt from the prohibition exports of gasoline as the President determines to be consistent with the national interest and the purposes of the bill.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8266: Gasoline Export Ban Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8266/
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"H.R. 8266: Gasoline Export Ban Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8266/.
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H.R. 8266, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8266/.
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