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HR 5899 117th Congress House

Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide for the generation of Renewable Identification Numbers under the renewable fuel p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide for the generation of Renewable Identification Numbers under the renewable fuel program for electricity from renewable biomass, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 28, 2022 Introduced by: Garamendi, John Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Energy
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Nov 5, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 5, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1206-1207)
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 Latest action November 8, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to, with respect to electricity from renewable biomass used as a transportation fuel, (1) provide for the generation of Renewable Identification Numbers under the renewable fuel program (in accordance with certain maximum quotas), and (2) allow only the operator of a registered facility to generate Renewable Identification Numbers with respect to such electricity.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 3
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 28, 2022
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 3, 2022
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jan 28, 2022
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 12, 2022
Kuster, Ann
· Nov 23, 2021
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Nov 18, 2021
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Nov 15, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5899: Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5899/
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"H.R. 5899: Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5899/.
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