United StatesTo amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.
What it does
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to address the limitations on Reid Vapor Pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) that are placed on gasoline during the summer ozone season. Specifically, the bill applies the waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure requirements that is applicable to gasoline blended with 10% ethanol (E10) to gasoline blended with up to 15% ethanol (E15). This change allows gasoline that is blended with 10% to 15% ethanol to be sold year-round.
More detail
Currently, states may be excluded from the waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure requirements by submitting documentation supporting that the waiver would increase air pollution. The bill nullifies existing state exclusions, but states may submit documentation after enactment of the bill to be excluded going forward.
The bill also modifies the Renewable Fuel Standard Program, which requires transportation fuel sold or introduced into commerce in the United States to contain minimum volumes of renewable fuel. Under the existing program, obligated parties, such as small refineries, must satisfy the volume obligations by either blending renewable fuels into their gasoline or diesel fuel products or by acquiring credits that represent the required renewable fuel volume. The bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to return compliance credits to small refineries under certain circumstances.
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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History
- 2026
- May 14Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Latest
- May 13Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1224. (consideration: CR H3421-3428)
- Vote recorded On Passage. Result: Passed.House
- Vote recorded On Motion to Recommit. Result: Failed.House
- May 13Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7567, H.R. 2616, S. Con. Res. 33, S. 1318 and H.R. 1346. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7567 under a structured rule and H.R. 2616, S. Con. Res. 33, S. 1318, and H.R. 1346 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 7567, H.R. 2616, and H.R. 1346, and one motion to commit on S. 1318.
- May 13DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1346.
- May 13The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- May 13Mr. Perry moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H3428)
- May 13The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- May 13POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1346, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Perry demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- May 13Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3435-3436)
- May 13On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 112 - 309 (Roll no. 163).
- May 13Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 203 (Roll no. 164). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3421-3422)
- May 13Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 29Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1224 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7567, H.R. 2616, S. Con. Res. 33, S. 1318 and H.R. 1346. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7567 under a structured rule and H.R. 2616, S. Con. Res. 33, S. 1318, and H.R. 1346 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 7567, H.R. 2616, and H.R. 1346, and one motion to commit on S. 1318.
- Apr 29Rule H. Res. 1224 passed House.Passed House
- 2025
- Feb 13Introduced in House
- Feb 13Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Introduced