Support legislation to require the Department of Energy to establish a Western Refined Fuel Reserve to lower gas prices and provide refined fuel supplies for Western states during emergencies.

Catherine Cortez Masto · Nevada · Democratic

policy impact 4.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 98%

Occurrences

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senator John Curtis (R-Utah) as the Democratic lead on legislation to help lower gas prices in the West. The Western Refined Fuel Reserve (WRFR) Act would require the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a fuel reserve that would hold refined fuels for certain Western states, including Nevada, to utilize during emergencies.

Cortez Masto committed to supporting bipartisan legislation that would require the DOE to create a reserve of refined fuels for Western states, aiming to lower gas prices and provide emergency supplies.

Cortez Masto Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Help Lower Gas Prices, Create Western Fuel Reserve
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a Western Refined Fuel Storage Reserve as part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes.

Congressional bill to create a Western refined fuel storage reserve within the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

S.3407 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a Western Refined Fuel Storage Reserve as part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Evidence

Latest Action: Senate - 12/09/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Tracker: Tip This bill has the status Introduced.

The bill has been introduced and referred to committee, but there is no official sign of passage or enactment. No newer committee, floor, or executive action was found in the last lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Cortez Masto joined Sen. John Curtis as Democratic lead on the Western Refined Fuel Reserve Act, which would require DOE to establish a reserve for refined fuels for Western states during emergencies. The release says the bill was introduced on February 26, 2026.

Cortez Masto took a concrete legislative step by backing and announcing the Western Refined Fuel Reserve proposal, but the release itself does not show enactment or further legislative progress.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Cortez Masto Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Help Lower Gas Prices, Create Western Fuel Reserve
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Sen. Cortez Masto's office said she joined Sen. John Curtis as the Democratic lead on the Western Refined Fuel Reserve Act, legislation that would require DOE to establish a refined-fuel reserve for Western states including Nevada during emergencies.

This directly fulfills the promise to support legislation requiring DOE to establish a Western refined fuel reserve. The release shows active support and leadership in the same Senate term, though not enactment.

delivered same_term A for effort

Cortez Masto Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Help Lower Gas Prices, Create Western Fuel Reserve
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The introduced bill text states that S. 3407 would direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a Western Refined Fuel Storage Reserve as part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. It defines Western states to include Nevada and requires the Secretary to establish the reserve not later than six months after enactment.

Official bill text confirms the legislation matches the promised policy: a DOE-established Western refined fuel reserve covering Nevada and other Western states.

delivered same_term A for effort

S. 3407 Introduced in Senate - Western Refined Fuel Reserve Act of 2025
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Congress.gov lists S.3407 as introduced on December 9, 2025, sponsored by Sen. John Curtis, referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and still at the Introduced status with no passage steps completed.

The official status page shows concrete legislative action but no enactment. Because the promise was to support legislation rather than guarantee passage, this supports fulfillment with an effort badge.

delivered same_term A for effort

Assessments

delivered same_term

The promise was framed as supporting legislation, not securing enactment or establishment of the reserve. Cortez Masto joined as the Democratic lead on the Western Refined Fuel Reserve Act in the 119th Congress, and the bill text directly matched the promised policy by directing DOE to establish a Western refined fuel reserve covering Nevada and other Western states. Although the bill had only been introduced and referred to committee, her sponsorship/leadership satisfied the specific promise to support the legislation during the same Senate term.

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delivered same_term A for effort

Cortez Masto promised to support legislation requiring DOE to establish a Western Refined Fuel Reserve. During her current Senate term, she materially advanced that exact federal proposal by serving as the Democratic lead on the bipartisan Western Refined Fuel Reserve Act, which was introduced and referred to committee. The reserve itself has not been enacted or established, but the promise was framed as supporting legislation, not guaranteeing enactment, so the legislative-support commitment is fulfilled. The effort badge is warranted because the bill remains introduced rather than enacted.

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