H.R. 6933

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6933 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6933 To require the Secretary of Energy to complete a long-range strategic review of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ 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>