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The bill trades lower, more predictable domestic gasoline prices for U.S. consumers against increased economic harm and uncertainty for refiners and exporters, plus risks of international retaliation and global market disruption.
Drivers and households (consumers/taxpayers) would face lower and more stable domestic gasoline prices during price spikes because the bill enables predictable, price-triggered export bans to keep fuel at home.
U.S. refiners, exporters, and related workers could lose export revenue and face reduced demand, lower employment or investment, and greater business uncertainty from repeated or sudden export bans.
Abrupt export bans could provoke retaliatory trade measures or strained relations with trading partners, creating broader economic and diplomatic costs for U.S. businesses and taxpayers.
Shifting supply into domestic markets can worsen global supply imbalances and raise international fuel prices, harming U.S. allies and importers and creating uncertain feedback effects on the U.S. economy.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes the President to ban U.S. gasoline exports whenever the national average price is at least $3.12/gal for seven consecutive days, with exemptions allowed.
Introduced April 14, 2026 by Ro Khanna · Last progress April 14, 2026
Bars exports of gasoline produced in the United States whenever the national average gasoline price is at least $3.12 per gallon for seven straight days; the export prohibition stays in effect until the national average drops below $3.12 per gallon for seven straight days. The President may exempt particular exports for national-interest reasons and may attach conditions to any exemptions. "Gasoline" is defined by the HTSUS subheading 2710.12.