# 115-hr-6511: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act

115-hr-6511, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by JOE BARTON (R-TX); status Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-534. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6511
- Congress: 115
- Title: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act
- Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-534.
- Introduced: 2018-07-25
- Sponsor: JOE BARTON (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize the Department of Energy (DOE) to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage facilities to private entities. Currently, DOE may only lease these storage facilities to foreign governments. DOE must conduct a pilot program to lease underutilized storage facilities. The program must make available capacity for storage of up to 200 million barrels of petroleum products.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6469: Integration of Baseball Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-5930: Do Not Track Kids Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5388: Data Accountability and Trust Act
- 115-hr-5385: Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4953: AIRWAVES Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6511 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6511)

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- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5388: Data Accountability and Trust Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5388)
- [115-hr-5385: Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5385)
- [115-hr-4953: AIRWAVES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4953)
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