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S 1614 116th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Fires Forests, forestry, trees Manufacturing Motor fuels Solid waste and recycling

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of "renewable biomass" under the renewable fuel program.

Introduced: May 22, 2019 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3062)
May 22, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill revises the renewable fuel program to allow the use of additional types of biomass materials in making renewable fuel. Specifically, the bill allows renewable fuel to be made from (1) secondary, residual materials generated from forest products manufacturing (e.g., sawdust or wood chips); or (2) certain biomass materials obtained from federal land.

What's happening now May 22, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3062)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 22, 2019
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 22, 2019
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 22, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 22, 2019
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · May 22, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1614: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of "renewable biomass" under the renewable fuel program.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1614/
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"S. 1614: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of "renewable biomass" under the renewable fuel program.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1614/.
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