Information about the vote from special interest groups and other information providers in our Report Cards:
League of Conservation Voters
Oil Refineries.
Recent high gasoline prices have made a compelling case for reducing U.S. dependence on oil. However, instead of working to reduce that dependence, some members of Congress have blamed
price spikes on public health and environmental laws, which they wrongly contend have caused
a shortage of refinery capacity. In fact, tight capacity has been persuasively linked to oil refiners’own economic decisions.
Nevertheless, to accelerate the application process for building refineries, Representatives
Charles Bass (R-NH) and Joe Barton (R-TX) introduced H.R.5254, the Refinery Permit Process
Schedule Act. The bill, pushed through without committee consideration and with only minimal
floor debate, could undermine the public health and environmental permitting decisions by state
and federal officials and would give oil companies the right to sue public health officials in order to speed up refinery projects.
The House approved H.R. 5254.American Conservative Union
Expanded Oil Refinery Construction.
The House passed a bill streamlining the application process for new oil refinery construction in the United States, including sites on closed military bases.Republican Liberty Caucus (Economic Liberty)
H.R. 5254.
Refinery Permit Process/to streamline.Americans for Tax Reform
Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act.
The House passed H.R. 5254, to set schedules for the consideration of permits for refineries.BIPAC
H.R.5254, On Passage.
Passage of this bill provided expedited processes for the siting and approval of refineries.