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Yes: 330 • No: 512
119-hr-1346119th CongressWALLET
To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Passed House
Summary
Year-round E15 availability is the central aim, paired with broad Renewable Fuel Standard reform that tightens small refinery exemptions, adjusts credits, and forces new labeling and tank rules for higher ethanol blends.
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- Consumers and drivers: The bill clears the way for more gasoline blended with 10–15% denatured ethanol to be sold outside high ozone season, and directs EPA to update dispenser labels and underground storage tank rules so pumps and tanks match those blends.
- Small refineries and owners: It redefines a "small refining company" using a 2025 threshold of 75,000 barrels per day, eliminates many longstanding exemption extensions after 2027, and cuts adjusted compliance obligations by 75% starting in 2028 subject to production caps.
- Credit holders and markets: It allows specific treatment of Renewable Identification Number credits from 2016–2018 and bars obligated-volume reallocations from 2028 onward, while creating a limited at-risk exemption path in 2028 with a volume cap tied to 150 million gallons energy equivalent and annual adjustments.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Past RIN credits back to small refineries
If enacted, certain RIN credits retired by small refineries for 2016–2018 would be returned and placed in the refinery’s EPA account. For 2016–2017, the refinery must have retired credits and had a petition under subparagraph (B)(i) still pending on December 1, 2022. For 2018, the refinery must have filed a petition by September 1, 2019, retired 2018 credits by March 31, 2019, and had the petition pending on December 1, 2022, or denied by July 1, 2022 with credits not yet returned by December 1, 2022.
More E15 access and clearer fuel rules
If enacted, EPA would have 18 months to update rules for selling gasoline with more than 10% and up to 15% ethanol, including pump labels and tank compatibility. The bill would also change air rules so blends with 10% to 15% ethanol get aligned seasonal treatment once a Governor sends notice under a later Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. For states that already notified between January 1, 2022 and that Farm Act’s enactment, the 10%–15% limit would apply in the high‑ozone season after that Act takes effect. Fuels could be sold if they are substantially similar to a certification fuel or have a waiver and meet all waiver conditions other than an RVP limit, as long as they meet other RVP rules.
New 2028 relief for at-risk small refineries
Starting in 2028, qualifying small refineries would be able to seek a one‑year exemption if closure, idling, or conversion risk is caused only by compliance costs. Petitions would be due by December 31 of that year, include a senior officer attestation, show no ownership change after enactment, become public within 30 days, and get an EPA decision within 90 days. Any exemption would be limited to what is needed and to an annual cap (energy equal to 150 million gallons in 2028, adjusted later), and EPA would not reallocate the reduced obligation. The bill would end the prior extension path after 2027 and bar petitions filed after July 1, 2028. It would also define a “small refining company” as one with 2025 average daily production at or below 75,000 barrels per day across affiliated facilities that produced obligated transportation fuel.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
NE • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
SD • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1]
NE • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
IL • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7]
OH • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
IL • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
MN • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]
KS • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]
IL • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
UT • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
MO • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2]
OH • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
IA • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
KS • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
IA • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
MN • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2]
KS • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
MS • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Rep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3]
GA • R
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
MO • R
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
MO • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]
KY • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
MO • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 2/25/2025
Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8]
IN • R
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 7/16/2025
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]
IN • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
MI • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
IN • R
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8]
WI • R
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large]
ND • R
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
WI • R
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]
IN • R
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 5/13/2026
On Motion to Recommit
Yes: 112 • No: 309
house vote • 5/13/2026
On Passage
Yes: 218 • No: 203