# 116-hr-6580: To appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account.

116-hr-6580, To appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX); status Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6580
- Congress: 116
- Title: To appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill provides $3 billion in appropriations to the Department of Energy for expenses related to the acquisition, transportation, and injection of domestic petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The appropriations are available through FY2021 and are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-6580 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6580)

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- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
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