Adopt GREET Act
Latest action · May 31, 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.
- IntroducedMay 28, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Adopt the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation model Act or the Adopt GREET Act
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update the methodology used in life-cycle analyses of greenhouse gas emissions that result from the production and use of corn-based ethanol and biodiesel fuel. The EPA must update its methodology within 90 days and every five years thereafter. In the first update, the EPA must adopt the most recent Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation model (commonly referred to as the GREET model) developed by Argonne National Laboratory.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 28, 2021 to Nov 16, 2022; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| R-MN | Michelle Fischbach | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Nov 16, 2022 |
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 May 28, 2021 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 31, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 31, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- May 28, 2021Introduced in House
- May 28, 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. 94, May 28, 2021, page H2679.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 193 | Adopt GREET Act | Identical bill | Feb 3, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to update the modeling used for lifecycle greenhouse gas assessments for corn-based ethanol and biodiesel, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Adopt GREET Act
- Adopt the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation model Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 28, 2021Introduced 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.
