H.R. 7019: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-05-26 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-05-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act

Plain summary

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act This bill revises requirements for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address underutilized 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 pilot program to lease storage capacity for 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 House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] · 16 cosponsors

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Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Mike Johnson (R-LA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] reported raising $11.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7019.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7019 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116