Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires the Department of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to publish a report on petrochemical refineries located in the United States.

Highlights:

• Requires the Department of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to publish a report on petrochemical refineries located in the United States (Sec. 2).

• Requires that the report must include information concerning (Sec. 2):

• The contributions of such refineries to U.S. energy security;

• Analyses and projections with respect to opportunities for expanding the capacities of the refineries and the risks to such refineries;

• Any federal or state executive actions that have contributed to a decline in their capacities; and

• Any recommendations to increase such capacities.

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text