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S. 3618: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act

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S. 3618: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-11-14 · Energy · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-534.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-11-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-534. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act

Plain summary

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize the Department of Energy (DOE)to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage facilities to private entities. Currently, DOE may only lease these storage facilities to foreign governments. DOE must conduct a pilot program to lease underutilized storage facilities. The program must make available capacity for storage of up to 200 million barrels of petroleum products.

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Official text

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · 1 cosponsors

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Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] reported raising $6.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-s3618 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115