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HR 1959 113th Congress House

Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Renewable Fuel Program in section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel.

Introduced: July 31, 2013 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesMotor fuels
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 17, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
May 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 17, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the Renewable Fuel Program to: (1) provide that the applicable volume of renewable fuel required in transportation fuel sold or introduced into commerce in the United States for 2013 through 2022 shall apply in the aggregate to renewable fuel and domestic alternative fuel, and (2) define "domestic alternative fuel" as ethanol that is produced from natural gas and that is used to replace or reduce the quantity of petroleum present in a transportation fuel.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 31, 2013
BARTON, JOE
· May 14, 2013
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 14, 2013
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 14, 2013
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · May 14, 2013
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 14, 2013
Farenthold, Blake
· May 14, 2013
Flores, Bill
· May 14, 2013
GREEN, GENE
· May 14, 2013
Griffin, Tim
· May 14, 2013
HALL, RALPH
· May 14, 2013
Marino, Tom
· May 14, 2013
Neugebauer, Randy
· May 14, 2013
Poe, Ted
· May 14, 2013
Schrader, Kurt
· May 14, 2013
Vela, Filemon
· May 14, 2013
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1959: Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1959/
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