Replenishing Our American Reserves Act

Bill: 117-s-5071
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2022-10-11
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-10-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Replenishing Our American Reserves Act or the ROAR Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to only include petroleum products produced in the United States. It also directs the Department of Energy to only sell petroleum products from the SPR to entities within the United States.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5071 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 11, 2022 Mr. Reed (for Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve only includes petroleum products produced in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Replenishing Our American Reserves Act or the ROAR Act . 2. Definition of petroleum product under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act Section 3(3) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6202(3) ) is amended by inserting produced in the United States before the period at the end. 3. Objectives in determining manner of acquisition of petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Section 160(b)(5) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6240(b)(5) ) is amended by inserting domestic before petroleum industry . 4. Prohibition of sales of petroleum products withdrawn from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to entities outside the United States Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6241 ) is amended by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following: (i) Limitation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall only draw down and sell petroleum products from the Reserve to entities within the United States. .