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S 1239 114th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Motor fuels

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations under that Act.

Introduced: May 7, 2015 See on congress.gov
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May 7, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 7, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to apply limitations on Reid vapor pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) applicable to gasoline blended with 10% ethanol (E10) to gasoline blended with more than 10% ethanol. Limitations on Reid vapor pressure are placed on gasoline during the summer ozone season.

What's happening now May 7, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1736 Identical bill To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations under such Act.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 3 Republican 7
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 10, 2016
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Feb 11, 2016
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 8, 2016
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 4, 2016
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 15, 2015
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Sep 17, 2015
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 16, 2015
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 20, 2015
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · May 7, 2015
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 7, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1239: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations under that Act.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1239/
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