To provide a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 7, 2012 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 7.
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 13, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Research and Development at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), prior to the implementation of any waiver, partial waiver, or decision pursuant to current law and no later than 45 days after this Act's enactment, to enter into an agreement with the National Academies to provide a comprehensive assessment of research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (defined as an ethanol-gasoline blend containing 15% or 20% ethanol by volume that is intended to be used in any conventional gasoline-powered motor vehicle or nonroad vehicle or engine). Recommends that the assessment compare mid-level ethanol blends to gasoline blends containing 10% and 0% ethanol.
Requires such assessment to: (1) evaluate the environmental, safety, durability, and performance effects of the introduction of mid-level blends on onroad, nonroad, and marine engines, onroad and nonroad vehicles, and related equipment; and (2) identify research and development necessary to permit existing motor fuels infrastructure to handle mid-level ethanol blends while preventing or mitigating against adverse impacts such as corrosion of materials used in pipes or storage tanks, ensuring fuel fungiblity, and protecting against misfueling by users at various points in the distribution and supply chain.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 13, 2011 to Sep 10, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Original | Oct 13, 2011 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Oct 24, 2011 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Nov 4, 2011 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Nov 14, 2011 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Nov 14, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Nov 30, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Feb 7, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Sandy Adams | Feb 7, 2012 | |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Feb 15, 2012 | |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Feb 15, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Francisco "Quico" Canseco | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Apr 19, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | May 8, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | May 10, 2012 | |
| R-NJ | Jon Runyan | May 17, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Sep 10, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Oct 13, 2011Markup Feb 7, 2012 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2012Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 7, 2012Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 7.
- Oct 13, 2011Introduced in House
- Oct 13, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 24, 2012H.R. 3199, a bill to provide a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes.As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on February 7, 2012
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6921.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 112-934 | PHARMACY COMPOUNDING: IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2012 MENINGITIS OUTBREAK125 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Nov 15, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 13, 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.
