H.Res. 1260: Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Energy, to transmit to the House of Representatives certain information relating to plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

H.Res. 1260: Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Energy, to transmit to the House of Representatives certain information relating to plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-07-26 · Energy · Latest: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 142.

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Who proposed it: Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Energy, to transmit to the House of Representatives certain information relating to plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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his resolution requests the President and the Department of Energy to provide the House of Representatives certain documents and information about plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans to subsequently replenish the reserve.

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Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Energy, to transmit to the House of Representatives certain information relating to plans to draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hres1260.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hres1260 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117