HR 1314 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act

Introduced Mar 2, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Bob Goodlatte R-VA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 17, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 2, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's renewable fuel program, which requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel.

Cosponsors 67

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2017 to Dec 13, 2017; 60 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXBlake FarentholdOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-PACharles W. DentOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-UTChris StewartOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-VADave BratOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TNDiane BlackOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-GADoug CollinsOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-CODoug LambornOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalMar 2, 2017
R-FLFrancis RooneyOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-NCGeorge HoldingOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-UTJason ChaffetzOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-OKJim BridenstineOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-OHJim JordanOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-NYJohn J. FasoOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXKay GrangerOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-PAKeith J. RothfusOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-NYLee M. ZeldinOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-NCMark MeadowsOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXPete OlsonOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalMar 2, 2017
R-IDRaul R. LabradorOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-UTRob BishopOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-NCRobert PittengerOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-FLRon DeSantisOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-TXTed PoeOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-KYThomas MassieOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-PATim MurphyOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-OKTom ColeOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-CATom McClintockOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-SCTom RiceOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalMar 2, 2017
R-ALBradley ByrneMar 10, 2017
R-SCMark SanfordMar 10, 2017
R-KYAndy BarrMar 30, 2017
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVApr 28, 2017
R-FLMatt GaetzMay 23, 2017
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerAug 15, 2017
R-AZMartha McSallyDec 13, 2017

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 2, 2017
Environment Subcommittee
Referred Mar 17, 2017

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
  2. Mar 2, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Mar 2, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E272)
  4. Mar 2, 2017Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E272Bob Goodlatte R-VAMar 2, 2017

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, clause 3. Since the federal government has extended Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the commerce clause) beyond its intended boundaries, it follows that efforts to rein in excessive federal government encroachment in this area can be justified by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 37, March 2, 2017, page H1530.

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R40529Biomass: Comparison of Definitions in Legislation ArchivedReportJun 27, 2019
R45493The World Oil Market and U.S. Policy: Background and Select Issues for Congress ArchivedReportApr 23, 2019

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 703Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination ActReintroduction ofFeb 6, 2015

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: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 2, 2017Introduced in House

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