# 119-hr-1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.

119-hr-1346, To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1346
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 55
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (55)

- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 112 | 309 |
| 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 218 | 203 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Past RIN credits back to small refineries: benefit, medium. 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 hav…
- More E15 access and clearer fuel rules: mixed, medium. 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…
- New 2028 relief for at-risk small refineries: mixed, low. 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, bec…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1346 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1346)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1346 (as of 2026-09-21).