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HR 1315 115th Congress House

RFS Reform Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program, to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Ag… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program, to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAir qualityAlternative and renewable resources
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Climate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresMotor fuels
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Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Mar 2, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 2, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E271)
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 Latest action March 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

RFS Reform Act of 2017

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel standard program. Beginning in 2017, the renewable fuel that is required to be blended into gasoline must be advanced biofuel, which cannot be ethanol derived from corn starch.

This bill revises the renewable fuel standards by decreasing the total volume of renewable fuel that must be contained in gasoline sold or introduced into commerce for years 2017 through 2022.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must determine the target amount of cellulosic biofuel to be blended into transportation fuel based on the actual volume of cellulosic biofuel produced in the current year.

The EPA must reduce the required volume of renewable fuel in transportation fuel by the same volume of cellulosic biofuel in the fuel.

The EPA may not allow gasoline containing greater than 10% ethanol by volume to be introduced into commerce. Waivers that allow gasoline containing a greater percentage of ethanol are nullified.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 3 Republican 21
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Oct 26, 2017
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Aug 15, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2017
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Jun 22, 2017
Collins, Doug
· May 23, 2017
MacArthur, Thomas
· May 23, 2017
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 18, 2017
SMITH, LAMAR
· Mar 30, 2017
Faso, John
· Mar 17, 2017
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Mar 17, 2017
Byrne, Bradley
· Mar 10, 2017
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 2, 2017
Bridenstine, Jim
· Mar 2, 2017
Chaffetz, Jason
· Mar 2, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 2, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Mar 2, 2017
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Mar 2, 2017
Dent, Charles
· Mar 2, 2017
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Mar 2, 2017
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 2, 2017
Pittenger, Robert
· Mar 2, 2017
Rothfus, Keith
· Mar 2, 2017
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 2, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Mar 2, 2017
Zeldin, Lee
· Mar 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1315: RFS Reform Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1315/
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"H.R. 1315: RFS Reform Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1315/.
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H.R. 1315, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1315/.
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