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

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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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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

S.3407 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Western Refined Fuel Reserve Act of 2025
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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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Assessments

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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