HR 8266
119th Congress
House
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Gasoline Export Ban Act of 2026
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 14, 2026
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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