Bans dangerous chemical use at oil refineries to protect nearby communities.
This bill would stop petroleum refineries from using hydrogen fluoride, a highly dangerous chemical. It would immediately ban its use in any new refineries and give existing refineries five years to switch to safer alternatives. This aims to protect refinery workers and the over 14 million people living near these facilities from mass casualty events.
Currently, petroleum refineries can use hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid), a highly dangerous chemical, to make gasoline, and about 40 refineries do so. If this bill becomes law, new refineries would be immediately banned from using it, and existing refineries would have five years to stop using it and switch to safer methods. This would remove the risk of mass casualties from hydrogen fluoride releases in communities and for workers.
HR 7384 · 119th Congress · February 4, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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