Cosponsor
Sign in

HR 3109 · in committee · niche

REFINER Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the Department of Energy to commission a report on U.S. petrochemical refineries.
  • The report affects policymakers and energy industry stakeholders involved in refining capacity.
  • The Department of Energy directs the National Petroleum Council to publish the report.

Generated by claude-haiku-4-5

Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

  1. 01

    How might a DOE report on U.S. refinery capacity influence future decisions about domestic energy production and infrastructure investment?

  2. 02

    What specific data about petrochemical refineries would be most useful for Congress to have when considering energy policy changes?

  3. 03

    Who would bear the costs of commissioning this report, and could those resources address other energy priorities instead?

Cosponsor writes these to seed civic discussion — they aren't user posts. Sign in to reply.

Sponsor · R-OH-5

Robert E. Latta

Citizen cosponsors

0

In Congress

1/ 435

House Reps cosponsoring

Introduced 2025-12-01

Joining the bill

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-01 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-11-20 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-11-20 · house · Floor

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 230 - 176 (Roll no. 303). (text: CR H4835)

  4. 2025-11-20 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 230 - 176 (Roll no. 303). (text: CR H4835)

  5. 2025-11-20 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4849-4850)

  6. 2025-11-20 · house · Floor

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3109, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  7. 2025-11-20 · house · Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  8. 2025-11-20 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 3109.

  9. 2025-11-20 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3109.

  10. 2025-11-20 · house · Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107 and H.R. 5214. The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214, and one motion to commit S.J. Res. 80.

  11. 2025-11-20 · house · Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 879. (consideration: CR H4835-4841)

  12. 2025-11-17 · house · Floor

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 879 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107 and H.R. 5214. The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214, and one motion to commit S.J. Res. 80.

  13. 2025-09-11 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 223.

  14. 2025-09-11 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-267.

  15. 2025-09-11 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-267.

  16. 2025-06-25 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 20.

  17. 2025-06-25 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  18. 2025-06-05 · house · Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

  19. 2025-06-05 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  20. 2025-06-03 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

  21. 2025-04-30 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  22. 2025-04-30 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  23. 2025-04-30 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

Congress.gov ↗

Citizen comments

Sign in to comment on this bill.

No comments yet — be the first.