# 119-hr-8204: Western Refined Fuel Reserve Act of 2026

119-hr-8204, Western Refined Fuel Reserve Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8204
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8204
- Congress: 119
- Title: Western Refined Fuel Reserve Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a Western Refined Fuel Storage Reserve** as part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to hold gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel in salt‑cavern storage close to Western distribution networks to address regional supply and transportation vulnerabilities.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New fuel reserve for Western states: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would require the Energy Secretary to create a Refined Fuel Storage Reserve for eight Western States within 6 months. The reserve would be in salt-cavern storage and hold gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Minimum capacities are 5,000,000 barrels gasoline, 3,000,000 barrels diesel…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-6809: Alyssa’s Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-8204 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8204)

## Related
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-6809: Alyssa’s Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6809)
- [119-hr-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5351)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8204 (as of 2026-04-21).