HR3109Passed House
REFINER Act
Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-04-30
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Robert E. Latta
Republican · OH · Representative
Votes with party: 98.4% (554 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/L000566
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-12-01
Source: Congress.gov
Plain-English Summary
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.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
How Congress Voted
Roll Call #290
PassedParty-Line Vote2025-11-18 · HouseOn Ordering the Previous Question
Providing for consideration of the joint resolutions S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, and H.J. Res. 131; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 58; providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214; and for other purposes
D: 0 Yes / 211 NoR: 217 Yes / 0 No
Total: 217 Yes / 211 No / 5 Not Voting
Broke With Party (3)
Committee Members Who Voted (840)
Full Vote Breakdown (430 members)
Yes (215)
No (211)
Not Voting / Present (4)
Roll Call #291
PassedParty-Line Vote2025-11-18 · HouseOn Agreeing to the Resolution
Providing for consideration of the joint resolutions S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, and H.J. Res. 131; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 58; providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214; and for other purposes
D: 1 Yes / 210 NoR: 216 Yes / 0 No
Total: 217 Yes / 210 No / 6 Not Voting
Broke With Party (3)
Committee Members Who Voted (840)
Full Vote Breakdown (430 members)
Yes (215)
No (210)
Not Voting / Present (5)
Who Funded the Votes?
Campaign-finance totals by industry, sourced from FEC filings, joined to vote positions from Congress.gov.
Who Funded the Votes?
Total campaign dollars received by members voting Yes vs No, grouped by industry sector.
Voted Yes
$1.8Macross 215 members
Crypto & Digital Assets$920K
51% of this group's total
Conservative Groups$659K
36% of this group's total
Veterans$113K
6% of this group's total
Finance & Banking$74K
4% of this group's total
Real Estate$48K
3% of this group's total
Voted No
$357Kacross 211 members
Progressive Groups$167K
47% of this group's total
Climate & Environment$75K
21% of this group's total
Crypto & Digital Assets$55K
15% of this group's total
Veterans$40K
11% of this group's total
LGBTQ+$20K
6% of this group's total
Subjects
Energy
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