I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2759 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 20, 2023 Mr. Huizenga (for himself and Mr. Donalds ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To establish a special notice requirement for certain drawdowns or sales from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Transparency Act . 2. Strategic notice requirement Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6241 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Special notice requirement For any drawdown or sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that occurs during the 5-month period immediately preceding a regularly scheduled Federal general election, the Secretary shall, concurrently with such drawdown or sale, submit in writing to Congress a report detailing the reason for such drawdown or sale. .