,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ab #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ajhe ,report ,no4 #aah-bj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ag1 #bjbc,mr4 ,latta introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,march #bc1 #bjbc;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,pence1 ,mr4 ,balderson1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1 ,mr4 ,walberg1 and ,mr4 ,curtis ,march #bc1 #bjbc,reported from the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,energy to direct the ,national ,petroleum ,council to issue a report with respect to petrochemical refineries in the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,researching ,efficient ,federal ,improvements for ,necessary ,energy ,refining ,act or the ,,refiner ,act4 #b4 ,report on petrochemical refineries ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall direct the ,national ,petroleum ,council to-- 7#a7 submit to the ,secretary of ,energy and ,congress a report containing-- 7,a7 an examination of the role of petrochemical refineries located in the ,united ,states and the contributions of such petrochemical refineries to the energy security of the ,united ,states1 including the reliability of supply in the ,united ,states of liquid fuels and feedstocks1 and the affordability of liquid fuels for consumers in the ,united ,states2 7,b7 analyses and projections with respect to-- 7i7 the capacity of petrochemical refineries located in the ,united ,states2 7ii7 opportunities for expanding such capacity2 and 7iii7 the risks to petrochemical refineries located in the ,united ,states2 7,c7 an assessment of any ,federal or ,state executive actions1 regulations1 or policies that have caused or contributed to a decline in the capacity of petrochemical refineries located in the ,united ,states2 and 7,d7 any recommendations for ,federal agencies and ,congress to encourage an increase in the capacity of petrochemical refineries located in the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 make publicly available the report submitted under paragraph 7#a74 ,march #bc1 #bjbc;,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed