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HR 2540 116th Congress House

Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2019

Official title: To alleviate the ethanol blend wall under the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesEnergy storage, supplies, demand
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresMotor fuels
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
May 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2019

This bill revises the renewable fuel program, which requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel. The Environmental Protection Agency must cap the total volume of ethanol blended into the transportation fuel supply at 9.7% of projected gasoline demand as determined by the Energy Information Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 2
Roe, David
· Oct 23, 2019
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Oct 23, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · May 23, 2019
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 7, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 7, 2019
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · May 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2540: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2540/
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"H.R. 2540: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2540/.
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H.R. 2540, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2540/.
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