Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
Latest action · Oct 7, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 5, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) renewable fuel program.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 5, 2011 to Dec 13, 2012; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Original | Oct 5, 2011 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Oct 5, 2011 |
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Original | Oct 5, 2011 |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Oct 5, 2011 |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | Original | Oct 5, 2011 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Oct 5, 2011 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Mar 22, 2012 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Mar 22, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Mar 22, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Mar 22, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Mar 22, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | May 15, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Joe Walsh | May 31, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Jul 10, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Sep 13, 2012 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Sep 28, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Dec 13, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 5, 2011 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Oct 7, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Oct 5, 2011Introduced in House
- Oct 5, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1779-1780)
- Oct 5, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1779 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA | Oct 5, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6625.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42954 | Animal Agriculture: Selected Issues in the 113th Congress Archived | Report | Feb 11, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal the renewable fuel program of the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
