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H.R. 5636

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Summary

H.R. 5636, the Protect Consumers from Reallocation Costs Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 30, 2025 by Rep. Mike Kennedy (R) with 18 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Sep 30, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


Record

Text

H.R. 5636 has 18 co-sponsors.

hb5636/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5636 IH: Protect Consumers from Reallocation Costs Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-09-30
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5636 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2025 Mr. Kennedy of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the reallocation of applicable volumes for small refineries under the Renewable Fuel Standard, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protect Consumers from Reallocation Costs Act of 2025 .
2.
Prohibition on reallocation of obligated volumes
Section 211(o)(9) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(E)
Prohibition on reallocation
(i)
In general
For the purpose of making the determinations in paragraph (2)(B)(ii), for each calendar year, the Administrator may not reallocate to other persons any renewable fuel obligation applicable to a small refinery to which an extension of an exemption under subparagraph (B) applies.
(ii)
Inclusion of volumes by a small refinery
In determining the renewable fuel obligations for a person for a calendar year, the Administrator shall include the gasoline or diesel refined by a small refinery owned or operated by that person to which an extension of an exemption under subparagraph (B) applies in the total volume of gasoline or diesel fuel produced or imported in that calendar year.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-30
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the reallocation of applicable volumes for small refineries under the Renewable Fuel Standard, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Kennedy (R) sponsors H.R. 5636, and 18 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 5636 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Sep 30, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5636 has taken 2 actions since Sep 30, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 30, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 30, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 5636 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5636, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 5636 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protect Consumers from Reallocation Costs Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Protect Consumers from Reallocation Costs Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the reallocation of applicable volumes for small refineries under the Renewable Fuel Standard, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5636 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Fuel/Gas/Oil, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Homeland Security, Transportation, Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PBF HOLDING COMPANY LLCNew Jersey15
AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERSDistrict of Columbia14
LABOR & ENERGY ALLIANCELabor & Energy Alliance is nonprofit dedicated to education and awareness of energy issuesPennsylvania13

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERSAMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS2025 third_quarter$1.7M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERSAMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS2025 fourth_quarter$1.6M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERSAMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS2026 second_quarter$1.5M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERSAMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS2026 first_quarter$1.2M1st Quarter - Report
PBF HOLDING COMPANY LLCPBF HOLDING COMPANY LLC2026 second_quarter$200K2nd Quarter - Report
PBF HOLDING COMPANY LLCPBF HOLDING COMPANY LLC2026 first_quarter$139.4K1st Quarter - Amendme…
PBF HOLDING COMPANY LLCPBF HOLDING COMPANY LLC2026 first_quarter$139.4K1st Quarter - Report
PBF HOLDING COMPANY LLCPBF HOLDING COMPANY LLC2025 fourth_quarter$116.9K4th Quarter - Amendme…
PBF HOLDING COMPANY LLCPBF HOLDING COMPANY LLC2025 fourth_quarter$116.6K4th Quarter - Report
LABOR & ENERGY ALLIANCEOSCAR POLICY GROUP, LLC2026 second_quarter2nd Quarter - Report
LABOR & ENERGY ALLIANCEOSCAR POLICY GROUP, LLC2026 first_quarter1st Quarter - Report
LABOR & ENERGY ALLIANCEOSCAR POLICY GROUP, LLC2025 fourth_quarter4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5636 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5636’s is Energy.

hr5636/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5636, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 160 (Tuesday, September 30, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY of Utah:H.R. 5636.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.[Page H4510]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com