# 119-hr-8536: Fuel STAR Act of 2026

119-hr-8536, Fuel STAR Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8536
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fuel STAR Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Caps growth of non-advanced biofuels by tying yearly volumes to the Energy Information Administration's Annual Energy Outlook projections.** It also creates a detailed small-refinery exemption process and changes rules so E15 (10–15% ethanol) can be sold year-round by aligning Reid vapor pressure limits. - Drivers can buy E15 gasoline year-round because the bill aligns Reid vapor pressure limits for 10–15% ethanol blends. - Certain small refineries that average 10,000 barrels per day or less and started production on or after January 1, 2007 can seek exemptions using new hardship criteria. Exemptions are capped at 75,000 barrels per day or 50% of a refinery group's production and cannot be reallocated to other refineries. - The bill caps the applicable volume for non-advanced biofuels each year at the lower of the current applicable volume or the Energy Information Administration's projected ethanol consumption. It also lets credits from 2020–2022 be used for up to five years with a 20% limit and bars the Administrator from requiring electric credits (e-RINs).

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Allow year‑round E15 gasoline sales: benefit, medium. This bill would change RVP rules so gasoline blends that contain more than 10 percent and not more than 15 percent ethanol face the same vapor pressure limit as 10 percent ethanol. If enacted, that alignment would allow year‑round sales of E15 gasoline upon enactment. More drivers would have access…
- Reuse old biofuel credits; ban e‑RIN: benefit, medium. This bill would let renewable‑fuel compliance credits from calendar years 2020, 2021, or 2022 be used in any of the five calendar years after enactment. In any year, no more than 20 percent of the credits you use to show compliance could come from those years. The bill would also prohibit the EPA A…
- Expanded small refinery exemptions with caps: mixed, medium. This bill would add a pathway for small refineries that average 10,000 barrels per day or less and began production on or after January 1, 2007 to get RFS exemptions or extensions. The Department of Energy would use two indexes and a value of at least 1 on either index would create a presumption fa…
- Cap conventional ethanol blending volumes: mixed, medium. This bill would limit the yearly RFS applicable volume for renewable fuel that is not an advanced biofuel to the EIA's projected annual domestic consumption of ethanol‑blended fuel for that year. The rule would start with the first calendar year after enactment and apply each year after. This would…

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- 119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8536 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8536)

## Related
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- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8536 (as of 2026-09-21).