Sponsor
Ro Khanna
Representative · D-CA
Representative · D-CA
The bill prioritizes lower, more predictable domestic gasoline prices for U.S. consumers during price spikes at the expense of export revenues, refinery investment and jobs, and the risk of strained trade relations and higher global fuel prices.
Middle-class families and households could pay less at the pump because the bill enables temporary bans on gasoline exports to boost domestic supply and lower domestic gasoline prices.
Consumers facing volatile fuel markets gain a predictable, price-triggered policy response intended to stabilize domestic supply during price spikes.
U.S. refiners, small-business owners involved in refining/logistics, and energy workers could lose export revenue and face reduced demand, which may lower refinery employment, slow investment, and complicate production and sales planning.
Trading partners could respond with retaliatory trade measures or strained relations, risking U.S. export markets and broader diplomatic or trade tensions.
Restricting exports could create global supply imbalances that raise international fuel prices and harm import-dependent U.S. allies and rural or low-income communities abroad, with uncertain feedback effects back on the U.S. economy.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires the President to ban U.S. gasoline exports whenever the national average retail price is ≥ $3.12/gal for seven consecutive days, until the price falls below that threshold for seven consecutive days, with presidential exemptions allowed.
Official title: To prohibit the exportation of gasoline during periods of high gasoline prices.
Introduced April 14, 2026 by Ro Khanna · Last progress April 14, 2026
Requires the President to halt exports of gasoline produced in the United States whenever the national average retail gasoline price is at least $3.12 per gallon for seven straight days. The export ban remains in effect until the national average drops below $3.12 per gallon for seven straight days, though the President may exempt specific exports if they are consistent with the national interest and may impose conditions on exemptions. Defines “gasoline” by HTSUS subheading 2710.12 and gives the President discretion to implement exemptions and terms. No implementation timeline, funding, or specific enforcement mechanisms beyond presidential authority are specified in the text provided.