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substantiveNov 20, 2025 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Passage — H R 3109 — REFINER Act

REFINER Act

In plain language

  • This House bill from the 119th Congress is titled the Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act, or the REFINER Act.
  • Official subject tags include electric power, energy efficiency, government information, industrial facilities, oil and gas, and energy.
  • The official summary says the Energy Department would direct the National Petroleum Council to publish a report on petrochemical refineries in the United States.
  • The report would cover those refineries’ contributions to U.S. energy security; analyses and projections of chances to expand capacity and of risks to the refineries; any federal or state executive actions that have contributed to a decline in capacity; and any recommendations to increase capacity.
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act or the REFINER Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to publish a report on petrochemical refineries located in the United States. The report must include information concerning (1) the contributions of such refineries to U.S. energy security, (2) analyses and projections with respect to opportunities for expanding the capacities of the refineries and the risks to such refineries, (3) any federal or state executive actions that have contributed to a decline in their capacities, and (4) any recommendations to increase such capacities.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea230

Democrat: 25 · Independent: 1 · Republican: 204

Nay176

Democrat: 176

Present0

Not Voting27

Democrat: 13 · Republican: 14

How each member voted (433)

Yea (230)

Nay (176)

Not Voting (27)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.