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S. 5650Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

SPR Readiness and Long-Term Modernization Act

A bill to align priorities and investments relating to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes.

Sponsored by Martin HeinrichSen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Introduced September 30, 2026

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The SPR Readiness and Long‑Term Modernization Act updates how the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is managed. It removes existing legal requirements that force the Reserve to be drawn down or sold under certain conditions, and it directs the Energy Secretary to conduct a comprehensive review and create a long‑range plan for the Reserve’s role, size, and capabilities. The bill also changes reporting rules so the government provides more frequent and detailed updates on the Reserve’s status.

Key Provisions

  • Repeals two statutes that required mandatory drawdowns or sales of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Section 3009 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 and Section 90002 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
  • Mandates that, within 180 days of enactment, the Secretary of Energy complete a strategic review of the SPR and submit to Congress a detailed action plan outlining short‑ and long‑term roles, whether current legal authorities are sufficient, optimal capacity and location, and the resources needed for sustained operation.
  • Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require semiannual reports to the President and Congress that include impacts on wells, caverns, and related facilities, and to clarify reporting periods and content.
  • Makes a series of technical and conforming amendments to various sections of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (definitions, paragraph numbering, and minor wording changes) to align the law with the new priorities.

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Introduced in SenateIssued September 30, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 5650

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 30, 2026

Mr. Heinrich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To align priorities and investments relating to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the SPR Readiness and Long-Term Modernization Act.

2.

Prioritization and investments relating to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

(a)

Repeal of certain drawdown and sale requirements for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The following provisions of law requiring a drawdown or sale of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve are repealed:

(1)

Section 3009 of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–270; 132 Stat. 3870).

(2)

Section 90002 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 6241 note; Public Law 117–58).

(b)

Assessment and long-Term plan

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall—

(1)

complete a long-range strategic review of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and

(2)

develop and submit to Congress a proposed action plan, including a proposed implementation schedule, that—

(A)

specifies near-term and long-term roles of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to the energy and economic security goals and objectives of the United States;

(B)

describes whether existing legal authorities that govern the policies, configuration, and capabilities of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve are adequate to ensure that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve can meet the current and future energy and economic security goals and objectives of the United States;

(C)

identifies the configuration and performance capabilities of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and recommends an action plan to achieve the optimal—

(i)

capacity, location, and composition of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and

(ii)

storage and distributional capabilities; and

(D)

estimates the resources required to attain and maintain the long-term sustainability and operational effectiveness of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

(c)

Updated reporting requirements

Section 165 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6245) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (5), by striking in the preceding year and planned in the following year and inserting during the period covered by the report and planned during the following 180 days;

(2)

in paragraph (8), by striking for the year and inserting during that period;

(3)

in paragraph (10), by adding and after the semicolon at the end;

(4)

by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (11) as paragraphs (2) through (12), respectively; and

(5)

by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through shall include— in the second sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:

165.

Semiannual reports

(a)

In general

Not less frequently than twice each year, the Secretary shall submit to the President and Congress a report describing actions carried out to implement this part during the preceding 180-day period.

(b)

Inclusions

Each report under this section shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report—

(1)

impacts to any well, cavern, or related facilities of the Reserve;

.

(d)

Technical and conforming amendments

(1)

Section 151 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6231) is amended—

(A)

by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through Congress finds that in subsection (a) and inserting the following:

151.

Findings; declaration of policy

(a)

Findings

Congress finds that—

; and

(B)

in subsection (b), by striking (b) It and inserting the following:

(b)

Declaration of policy

It

.

(2)

Section 152 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6232) is amended—

(A)

by striking paragraphs (5) and (6);

(B)

by redesignating paragraphs (2), (4), (8), (9), (10), and (11) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively;

(C)

in each of paragraphs (1) through (6) (as so redesignated), by adding a paragraph heading, the text of which comprises the term defined in the paragraph; and

(D)

by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through As used in in the matter preceding paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:

152.

Definitions

In

.

(3)

Section 154 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6234) is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (c).

(4)

Section 159 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6239) is amended—

(A)

in subsection (f)(7), by adding and after the semicolon at the end; and

(B)

by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (j), (k), and (l) as subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively.

(5)
(A)

Section 160 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6240) is amended—

(i)

in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and

(ii)

by redesignating subsections (f) and (h) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.

(B)

Section 167 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247) is amended by striking section 160(f) each place it appears and inserting section 160(d).

(6)
(A)

Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) is amended—

(i)

in subsection (g)—

(I)

by conforming the margin of paragraph (6) so as to conform with the margin of paragraph (5); and

(II)

by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively;

(ii)

in subsection (h)(1)—

(I)

in subparagraph (A), by striking subsection (d) and inserting subsection (b); and

(II)

by conforming the margins of subparagraphs (C) and (D) so as to conform with the margin of subparagraph (B);

(iii)

in subsection (j)(2), in the paragraph heading, by striking In general and inserting Authorization; and

(iv)

by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively.

(B)

Section 167 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247) is amended by striking subsection (g) of such section each place it appears and inserting subsection (d) of that section.

(7)

Section 167(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247(b)) is amended—

(A)

by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting the subparagraphs appropriately;

(B)

in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by striking Funds and inserting the following:

(2)

Availability

The funds made

; and

(C)

by striking (b) Amounts and inserting the following:

(b)

Obligation

(1)

In general

Amounts

.

(8)

Section 168(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247a(a)) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking product owned and inserting products owned.

(9)

Section 169(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247b(b)) is amended by striking The and inserting In this section, the.