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HR 1476 111th Congress House

OFS Act

Official title: To require automobile manufacturers to ensure that not less than 80 percent of the automobiles manufactured or sold in the United States by each such manufactu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require automobile manufacturers to ensure that not less than 80 percent of the automobiles manufactured or sold in the United States by each such manufacturer to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol, 85 percent methanol, or biodiesel.

Introduced: July 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative remediesAlternative and renewable resourcesDepartment of TransportationManufacturing
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Motor fuelsMotor vehicles
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Mar 12, 2009
Introduced in House
Mar 12, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action March 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Open Fuel Standard Act of 2009 or the OFS Act - Requires each light-duty automobile manufacturer's annual covered inventory to comprise at least: (1) 50% fuel choice-enabling automobiles in years 2012-2014; and (2) 80% fuel choice-enabling automobiles in 2015, and in each subsequent year.

Defines "fuel choice-enabling automobile" as: (1) a flexible fuel automobile capable of operating on gasoline, E85, and M85; or (2) an automobile capable of operating on biodiesel fuel.

Authorizes a manufacturer to request an exemption from such requirement from the Secretary of Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 835 Related bill OFS Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 13, 2009
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 13, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 17, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 12, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 22, 2009
INGLIS, BOB
· Mar 12, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1476: OFS Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1476/
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"H.R. 1476: OFS Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1476/.
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H.R. 1476, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1476/.
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