# 119-hr-8519: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive Reid Vapor Pressure requirements with respect to calendar year 2026, and for other purposes.

119-hr-8519, To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive Reid Vapor Pressure requirements with respect to calendar year 2026, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8519
- Congress: 119
- Title: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive Reid Vapor Pressure requirements with respect to calendar year 2026, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Temporary nationwide waiver allowing gasoline with higher Reid Vapor Pressure.** This bill would let gasoline that exceeds the federal RVP limit be offered, sold, dispensed, supplied, transported, and introduced into commerce across the United States from May 1, 2026, through September 15, 2026 by directing the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator to waive the Clean Air Act prohibition. - Families and drivers: May encounter gasoline with higher RVP at the pump during May 1 to September 15, 2026. - Fuel retailers and distributors: Could legally offer, sell, transport, and supply gasoline that exceeds the applicable RVP standard during the specified window. - EPA and regulators: The Administrator would be required to waive the section 211(h) prohibition, and the term applicable standard remains tied to 40 CFR 80.27(a)(2) or any successor regulation.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Summer 2026 gasoline vapor waiver: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would require the EPA to waive the Clean Air Act rule that limits gasoline Reid Vapor Pressure from May 1, 2026 through September 15, 2026. The waiver would let refiners, distributors, transporters, and stations sell and move gasoline that exceeds the usual vapor-pressure stand…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-5300: Department of State Policy Provisions Act
- 119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4107: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2377: National Garden for America’s 250th Anniversary Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8519 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8519)

## Related
- [119-hr-5300: Department of State Policy Provisions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5300)
- [119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9086)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-4107: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4107)
- [119-hr-2377: National Garden for America’s 250th Anniversary Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2377)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8519 (as of 2026-09-21).