Bill Tracker / 119th Congress / H.R. 8266
H.R. 8266 · 119th Congress
Gasoline Export Ban Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. — 04/14/2026
What This Bill Does
Gasoline Export Ban Act of 2026
This bill prohibits the exportation of gasoline produced in the United States during certain periods of high gasoline prices.
Specifically, the bill directs the President to prohibit the exportation of gasoline produced in the United States during periods when the average price for gasoline in the United States has been equal to or higher than $3.12 per gallon for each of the preceding seven days.
The President may exempt from the prohibition exports of gasoline as the President determines to be consistent with the national interest and the purposes of the bill.
Summary as of 04/14/2026, via Congress.gov / Congressional Research Service.