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FUEL Act

USA118th CongressS-4249| Senate 
| Updated: 5/2/2024
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Joni Ernst (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fuel Utilization for Enhanced Logistics Act or the FUEL Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to study the energy supply, logistics networks, and infrastructure that support access to operational energy by the Armed Forces in the Indo-Pacific region. Under the bill, operational energy means the energy required for training, moving, and sustaining military forces and weapons platforms for military operations (including energy used by tactical power systems and generators and weapons platforms). Based on the findings of the study, DOD must develop a strategy to secure access to operational energy for the Armed Forces in the Indo-Pacific region. DOD must report to Congress on the findings of the study, the strategy developed as a result of the study, and any recommendations for legislative or administrative actions to support such strategy.
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Timeline
May 2, 2024
Introduced in Senate
May 2, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • May 2, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 2, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

FUEL Act

USA118th CongressS-4249| Senate 
| Updated: 5/2/2024
Fuel Utilization for Enhanced Logistics Act or the FUEL Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to study the energy supply, logistics networks, and infrastructure that support access to operational energy by the Armed Forces in the Indo-Pacific region. Under the bill, operational energy means the energy required for training, moving, and sustaining military forces and weapons platforms for military operations (including energy used by tactical power systems and generators and weapons platforms). Based on the findings of the study, DOD must develop a strategy to secure access to operational energy for the Armed Forces in the Indo-Pacific region. DOD must report to Congress on the findings of the study, the strategy developed as a result of the study, and any recommendations for legislative or administrative actions to support such strategy.
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Timeline
May 2, 2024
Introduced in Senate
May 2, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • May 2, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 2, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Joni Ernst (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted