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Union Calendar No. 223 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3109 
[Report No. 119–267] 
To require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council 
to issue a report with respect to petrochemical refineries in the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2025 
Mr. LATTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 
Additional sponsor: Mr. DUNN of Florida 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National 
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trochemical refineries in the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Researching Efficient 
Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining 
Act’’ or the ‘‘REFINER Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON PETROCHEMICAL REFINERIES. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall direct the 
National Petroleum Council to— 
(1) submit to the Secretary of Energy and Con-
gress a report containing— 
(A) an examination of the role of petro-
chemical refineries located in the United States 
and the contributions of such petrochemical re-
fineries to the energy security of the United 
States, including the reliability of supply in the 
United States of liquid fuels and feedstocks, 
and the affordability of liquid fuels for con-
sumers in the United States; 
(B) analyses and projections with respect 
to— 
(i) the capacity of petrochemical refin-
eries located in the United States; 
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(ii) opportunities for expanding such 
capacity; and 
(iii) the risks to petrochemical refin-
eries located in the United States; 
(C) an assessment of any Federal or State 
executive actions, regulations, or policies that 
have caused or contributed to a decline in the 
capacity of petrochemical refineries located in 
the United States; and 
(D) any recommendations for Federal 
agencies and Congress to encourage an increase 
in the capacity of petrochemical refineries lo-
cated in the United States; and 
(2) make publicly available the report submitted 
under paragraph (1). 
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Union Calendar No. 223 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3109 
[Report No. 119–267] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy to direct the 
National Petroleum Council to issue a report 
with respect to petrochemical refineries in the 
United States, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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