Sponsor
Ken Calvert
Representative · R-CA
Representative · R-CA
The bill favours increasing domestic oil supply to lower fuel costs and boost short-term energy/security benefits, but does so at the expense of greater local pollution, health risks for nearby communities, and slower progress toward clean-energy transition.
Middle-class families and small businesses could pay less for fuel and transportation if findings lead to policies that increase domestic oil supply.
Military personnel and government contractors could see reduced operational fuel expenses, freeing funds for training, readiness, or modernization.
Taxpayers and the broader country could face lower dependence on imported oil, reducing geopolitical supply risk and improving short-term energy resilience.
Rural communities and taxpayers could experience increased local pollution and setbacks to greenhouse gas reductions if domestic production is prioritized.
Taxpayers and middle-class families could see slower investment in clean energy and energy-efficiency measures, reducing long-term cost savings and climate progress.
Communities near production or refining sites could face health, land-use, and other local safety costs from expanded domestic oil activity.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Expresses congressional findings that some state fuel regulations raise gasoline prices, weaken domestic production/refining, and pose national security risks.
Official title: Condemning State-level energy policies that restrict domestic oil production, increase gasoline prices, and undermine American energy security and national defense.
Introduced April 29, 2026 by Ken Calvert · Last progress April 29, 2026
Declares that affordable, reliable energy is essential for U.S. households, businesses, and national security and finds that some state regulations have raised gasoline prices and limited supply. Asserts that higher fuel costs hit working-class Americans hardest, increase costs and readiness risks for the military, and that restrictions on domestic oil production and refining raise dependence on imports and geopolitical vulnerability.