To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Mar 9, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill expedites the approval process for renewable fuels under the renewable fuel standard (RFS) program. The existing RFS program requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel. Producers must register renewable fuels under the program.
The bill considers an application to register a renewable fuel under the RFS program to be approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) if the fuel has been approved under any state renewable fuel program. It also establishes a deadline for the EPA to make a decision on any pending application for a renewable fuel that has not yet been approved under any state program.
In addition, the bill establishes deadlines for the EPA to make decisions on pending pathway petitions by producers to register biofuels. If the EPA does not make decisions on the petitions by the deadlines, then petitions are automatically approved.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 8, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| R-MN | Michelle Fischbach | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
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 Mar 8, 2021 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Mar 9, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Mar 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 8, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 43, March 8, 2021, page H1121.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 218 | A bill to approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Feb 4, 2021 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2021Introduced in House
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