H.R. 10262 – 21st Century SPR Act

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The 21st Century SPR Act directs the Secretary of Energy to ask the National Petroleum Council to prepare a comprehensive report on modernizing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The report, due within a year, must examine ways to expand and improve the reserve’s infrastructure, including adding refined product storage, widening geographic distribution, increasing capacity, and enhancing pipeline flow. The findings and recommendations are to be shared with Congress and made publicly available, potentially shaping future SPR policy.

Key Provisions

Within 90 days of enactment, the Energy Secretary must request a report from the National Petroleum Council.
The council must deliver the report to the Secretary and Congress no later than one year after the request.
The report must analyze opportunities to modernize the SPR, such as expanding geographic locations, adding refined product storage, eliminating mandated sales, building more resilient storage, increasing overall capacity, encouraging purchases during low‑price periods, and improving fill rates and pipeline flow.
It must include recommendations for federal agencies and Congress on how to improve the SPR’s infrastructure and operations.
The report must evaluate the Life Extension II project and any work originally planned but not completed.
The completed report must be made publicly available.

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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September 3, 2026

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September 3, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

September 3, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 3, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10262

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 3, 2026

Mrs. Fletcher (for herself and Mr. Pfluger) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Energy to request the National Petroleum Council to issue a report with respect to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the 21st Century Strategic Petroleum Reserve Act or the 21st Century SPR Act.

2.

Report on Strategic Petroleum Reserve modernization

(a)

In general

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall request that the National Petroleum Council—

(1)

not later than one year after so requested, submit to the Secretary of Energy and Congress a report containing—

(A)

an analysis of opportunities to improve and modernize the physical infrastructure and operation of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to respond to petroleum product supply shocks, including by—

(i)

expanding the geographic distribution of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;

(ii)

expanding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to include storage of refined petroleum products;

(iii)

eliminating congressionally mandated sales of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;

(iv)

creating storage facilities sufficiently resilient to withstand drawdowns of petroleum products of the volume and frequency required over the last 10 years of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s use;

(v)

expanding the storage capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;

(vi)

encouraging purchases of petroleum products to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve during periods of low petroleum prices; and

(vii)

increasing—

(I)

the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s rate of fill; and

(II)

the bidirectional flow capability of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s pipeline infrastructure;

(B)

any recommendations for Federal agencies and Congress to improve and modernize the physical infrastructure and operation of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to respond to petroleum product supply shocks; and

(C)

an analysis and evaluation of the Life Extension II project, including work that was originally in-scope for the Life Extension II project but was subsequently not carried out; and

(2)

make publicly available the report submitted under paragraph (1).

(b)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Petroleum product

The term petroleum product has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6202).

(2)

Storage facility

The term storage facility has the meaning given such term in section 152 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6232).

(3)

Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The term Strategic Petroleum Reserve has the meaning given such term in section 152 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6232).