[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6297 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6297

    To prohibit a drawdown and sale of petroleum products from the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve if the President has withdrawn certain land 
           from oil and gas leasing, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 16, 2021

Mr. Budd (for himself, Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma, Mr. Perry, Mr. Carter of 
Georgia, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Steube, Mr. Gibbs, and Mr. Cole) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit a drawdown and sale of petroleum products from the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve if the President has withdrawn certain land 
           from oil and gas leasing, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Strategically Lowering Gas Prices 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DRAWDOWN AND SALE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.

    Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6241) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Effect of Withdrawal of Lands.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (d) and (h), 
        the Secretary may not draw down and sell petroleum products 
        pursuant to a finding made by a President under this section if 
        that President, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, 
        has withdrawn land that is subject to disposition under any of 
        the mineral leasing laws from oil and gas leasing.
            ``(2) Withdrawal by statute.--For purposes of paragraph 
        (1), a withdrawal of land from oil and gas leasing provided by 
        statute shall not be considered a withdrawal by the President.
            ``(3) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with 
        respect to a drawdown and sale that is required by a severe 
        energy supply interruption that is caused by an act of 
        sabotage, an act of terrorism, or an act of God.''.
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