E15 Bill Passed by U.S. House Faces Uncertain Fate in Senate
The 218-203 vote would let retailers sell E15 year-round, but supporters still need 60 Senate votes and face refinery and environmental concerns.
- The House passed legislation on May 13 allowing year-round E15 use with a 218-203 vote, supported by 122 Republicans, 95 Democrats and one independent, backed by the White House.
- Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have accelerated Congressional efforts to remove seasonal restrictions on E15, currently blocked from June through mid-September, as gasoline prices climbed to $4.55 a gallon Friday from $3.20 a year earlier.
- The Renewable Fuels Association confirms E15 is fully approved for light-duty vehicles made after 2000, with consumers potentially saving 10 to 30 cents a gallon and Unleaded 88 selling for 50 cents less in Pennsylvania last weekend.
- Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito, a West Virginia Republican, stated "I dont know if it can get 60" votes needed for passage, while Majority Leader John Thune suggested lawmakers are exploring options to advance the bill.
- Fuel and agriculture industries united behind a May 11 agreement, yet eight environmental groups wrote May 8 opposing policies that would "undermine our climate goals," as approximately 17 of 30 small refineries would become ineligible under the proposed 75% exemption.
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E15 bill passed by U.S. House faces uncertain fate in Senate
Proponents of ethanol, including lawmakers from corn-growing states, say year-round sales of a gasoline blend containing 15% of the biofuel would give consumers a less expensive alternative to fill their gas tanks, boost energy supplies and benefit agricultural interests.
Riley touts passage of bill to allow more ethanol in gas
The Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Josh Riley, NY-19, to bring down gasoline costs passed the U.S. House of Representatives with broad bipartisan support, according to a news release from Riley’s office.
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Year-round ethanol blend bill passed by US House faces uncertain Senate path
Proponents of ethanol, including lawmakers from corn-growing states, say year-round sales of a gasoline blend containing 15% of the biofuel would give consumers a less expensive alternative to fill their gas tanks, boost energy supplies and benefit agricultural interests.
Can Thune Break the Deadlock? Senate Faces Crunch Time on Farm Bill and Year-Round E15 Legislation
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) Official U.S. Senate photo by Ryan Donnell. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said lawmakers are working to reconcile two cornerstone pieces of agricultural legislation recently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives — a new farm bill and a measure allowing the year-round sale of E15 gasoline — as both face steep procedural hurdles in the Senate. The House’s decision to separate the year-round E15 …
Boozman says standalone nationwide E15 bill has votes to pass U.S. Senate
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says a standalone nationwide, year-round E15 bill has enough support to pass the Senate. John Boozman from Arkansas tells Brownfield “It’s one of the number one priorities we have to get done, that’s the view of the ag committee and majority leader, Senator Thune, besides being majority […] The post Boozman says standalone nationwide E15 bill has votes to pass U.S. Senate appeared first on Brownfield …
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