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S 3986 116th Congress Senate Energy Administrative remedies Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Licensing and registrations Motor fuels

A bill to approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 15, 2020 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Jun 17, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S3065)
Jun 17, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill sets forth an approval process for advanced biofuel registrations and directs the Environmental Protection Agency to take final action on certain pending petitions for renewable fuel pathways.

What's happening now June 17, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S3065)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8759 Related bill Streamlining Advanced Biofuels Registration Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Nov 18, 2020
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Sep 15, 2020
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Sep 15, 2020
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jun 17, 2020
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 17, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3986: A bill to approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3986/
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"S. 3986: A bill to approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3986/.
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S. 3986, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3986/.
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