1HOUSE · NOV 20, 2025
Passed the House
230–176PASSED
R 205–0 D 25–176
On Passage · roll 303 · 27 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
REFINER Act
Official title: To require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to issue a report with respect to petrochemical refineries in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Latta R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 30, 2025
- Committee actionJun 25, 2025
- Passed HouseNov 20, 2025 · 230–176
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 1, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3109.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3109, REFINER Act” on August 14, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 25, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61673
- CBO publication date
- August 14, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3109, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3109
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-267 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 11, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 11, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/267
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3109, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3109
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
336de93155b0b62ad19f111bb426c55662b34a24b1b81fdccffd2cc6acfea3a2
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LATTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 72, April 30, 2025, Page H1776):Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statement is submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Executive the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 533 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3109, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3109
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
336de93155b0b62ad19f111bb426c55662b34a24b1b81fdccffd2cc6acfea3a2
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 3109. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Latta.
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Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
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