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    <item congress="119" measure-type="hr" measure-number="3109" measure-id="id119hr3109" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2025-04-30" update-date="2025-11-17">
        <title>REFINER Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id119hr3109v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2025-11-17">
            <action-date>2025-04-30</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act or the REFINER Act</strong></p><p>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&nbsp;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.</p>]]></summary-text>
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