RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION for RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION

Railroads RRR

Rail Safety; Hazardous material rail movement; Ethanol rail service interruptions/delays; ECP Brake Requirements

Contacted: Federal Railroad Administration; SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

Impact of biofuel production on feedstock price and availability, food price and availability, agriculture, carbon and GHG emissions; carbon sequestration and utilization; HBIIP Program; Farm Bill development

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Renewable Fuel Standard implementation; Ethanol Industry updates; Ethanol infrastructure issues; Mid-level fuel blends; Small refinery waivers; Sustainable Aviation Fuel; the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 (H.R. 1346/S.593)

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 593 (119th), H.R. 1346 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Inflation Reduction Act Tax Credits; 45Q Carbon Capture Credit; 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit; 40B Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit; Research and Development Tax Credit;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Brazil Ethanol Import Tariff; Brazil Renovabio Program; Colombia CVD Duties and Trade Barriers; China Ethanol Tariff; Mexico Fuel Reform; India Ethanol Import Ban; Canada Clean Fuel Regulation; Indo Pacific Economic Framework; Japan Market Access and SAF Development; Central America Ethanol Market Expansion; EU Market Expansion; Philippine Trade Policy; UK Ethanol Market Expansion; ReFuelEU Aviation Regulations; FuelEU Maritime Regulation; Biofuture Platform; Global Biofuel Alliance; Vietnam Ethanol Market Expansion; Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers and Non-Reciprocal Trade Arrangements

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Fueling infrastructure for higher level blends; Sustainable Aviation Fuel; Flex Fuel Parity; Flex Fuel Fairness

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES