# 117-hr-6071: Defend the Blend Act

117-hr-6071, Defend the Blend Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6071
- Congress: 117
- Title: Defend the Blend Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Introduced: 2021-11-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Defend the Blend Act This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from reducing under the renewable fuel program any applicable volume, or any renewable fuel obligation or applicable percentage that has already been finalized for any calendar year.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-4410: Year-Round Fuel Choice Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.

## Sources
- [117-hr-6071 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6071)

## Related
- [117-hr-4410: Year-Round Fuel Choice Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4410)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2748)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6071 (as of 2025-11-18).