# 119-s-2291: Flex Fuel Fairness Act of 2025

119-s-2291, Flex Fuel Fairness Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2291
- Congress: 119
- Title: Flex Fuel Fairness Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Would treat flexible-fuel vehicles as lower-emitting when calculating fleet-average CO2.** The bill would let the EPA assign flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) a gram-per-mile CO2 value 31% lower than the same make and model that is not an FFV, and it ties larger reductions to later updates of the Argonne GREET lifecycle model. - Manufacturers: Vehicle makers would get a 31% lower CO2 value for each FFV model versus the non-FFV version when EPA calculates fleet averages. That could ease compliance pressure under fleet CO2 standards. - Fleets and drivers: The change could encourage more FFVs and use of ethanol blends by improving how those vehicles count toward fleet targets. The bill cites GREET, which finds E85 from average corn starch ethanol reduces lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by 37% per mile compared with gasoline with no ethanol. - EPA and rulemaking: The bill would direct EPA to revise 40 C.F.R. 86.1818-12 within 120 days to allow the 31% reduction and to permit larger reductions if future GREET analyses support them.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower CO2 score for flexible fuel cars: benefit, medium. If enacted, car makers could count a flexible fuel vehicle's CO2 as 31 percent lower than the same make and model that is not flexible fuel. EPA would have to revise its fleet-average CO2 rule within 120 days of enactment to allow this. EPA could allow an even larger reduction if a newer GREET mode…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2291 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2291)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2291 (as of 2026-09-10).