ND HCR3006

Urges Congress to support policies that increase oil refining capacity in the United States

Cites global oil refinery capacity at over 3,000,000 barrels per day below prepandemic levels and U.S. domestic capacity at approximately 1,000,000 barrels per day below prepandemic capacity

Notes specific refinery closures including a 211,146 barrels-per-day facility in Convent, Louisiana in 2020 and a Pennsylvania refinery after an explosion

Identifies July 2022 inflation at 8.6 percent (highest since December 1981), gasoline price increases of 48.7 percent, and fuel oil price increases of 106.7 percent

Directs the Secretary of State to forward copies of the resolution to all members of Congress and the President of the United States