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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8266

Introduced

Gasoline Export Ban Act of 2026

Sponsor
DRo Khanna· California
Introduced
April 14, 2026
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.April 14, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8266 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8266

To prohibit the exportation of gasoline during periods of high gasoline 
prices.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 14, 2026

Mr. Khanna introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To prohibit the exportation of gasoline during periods of high gasoline 
prices.

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 ``Gasoline Export Ban Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTATION OF GASOLINE DURING PERIODS OF HIGH 
GASOLINE PRICES.

(a) In General.--Except as provided by subsection (b) or (c), the 
President shall prohibit the exportation of gasoline produced in the 
United States during any period described in subsection (d).
(b) Exceptions.--The President may exempt from the prohibition 
under subsection (a) such exports of gasoline as the President 
determines to be consistent with the national interest and the purposes 
of this section.
(c) Terms and Conditions.--The prohibition under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the President 
determines to be appropriate and necessary to carry out the purposes of 
this section.
(d) Period Described.--The period described in this subsection is 
any period--
(1) beginning on any day on which the average price for 
gasoline in the United States has been equal to or higher than 
$3.12 per gallon for each of the preceding 7 days; and
(2) ending on the next day on which the average price for 
gasoline in the United States has been less than $3.12 per 
gallon for each of the preceding 7 days.
(e) Gasoline Defined.--In this section, the term ``gasoline'' means 
an article classifiable under subheading 2710.12 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States.
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