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Bolstering the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Act
To require the Secretary of Energy to complete a long-range strategic review of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Bolstering the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Act requires the Secretary of Energy to conduct a comprehensive strategic review of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve and submit a report to Congress within 180 days. The report must assess the reserve's role in meeting current and future U.S. energy and economic security goals and determine whether existing legal authorities are sufficient. The Secretary must identify the reserve's current configuration and capabilities, recommend an optimal plan for capacity, location, product composition, storage, and distribution, and estimate the resources needed for long-term sustainability. The bill aims to ensure the reserve can effectively support energy security in the Northeast.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
1 cosponsor
Actions (2)
- Dec 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Dec 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 26, 2025
Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Energy to complete a long-range strategic review of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Bolstering the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Act”.
SEC. 2. NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE MISSION READINESS OPTIMIZATION.
(a) In General.—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 Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; and
(2) develop and submit to Congress a report that—
(A) specifies near- and long-term roles of the Northeast Home Heating Oil 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 Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve are adequate to ensure that the Northeast Home Heating Oil 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 Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve and recommends an action plan, including a proposed implementation schedule, to achieve the optimal—
(i) capacity, location, and composition of home heating oil products in the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; and
(ii) storage and distributional capabilities of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; and
(D) estimates the resources required to attain and maintain the long-term sustainability and operational effectiveness of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.
(b) Definition.—In this section, the term “Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve” means the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve established under part D of title I of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6250 et seq.). <all>
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