AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL

Welcomed the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) final rule establishing a Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator (FD-CIC) and technical guidelines for the production of reduced carbon-intensity crops, and encouraged continued coordination among USDA and the U.S. Department of Treasury as 45Z rules are finalized to implement these guidelines so producers can maximize on the credit, and verification requirements are streamlined to minimize administrative burdens for farmers and biofuel producers. Submitted comments and public testimony during a Treasury Department public hearing, urging the U.S. Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service to swiftly finalize practical and workable regulations implementing the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, emphasizing the importance of fully recognizing low-carbon farming practices within the program. Welcomed the introduction of an amendment to the House farm bill to enable the year-round, nationwide sale of ethanol blends up to 15 percent (E15), led by the House's E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council. Praised a bipartisan group of House ethanol champions for advancing The Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act (H.R. 1346) to enable the year-round, nationwide sale of ethanol blends up to 15% (E15). Supported S. 144/H.R. 1719, a bill to support sustainable aviation fuel through USDA programs. Supported H.R. 2188, the Comparison of Sustainable Transportation (COST) Act, a bill that directs the GAO and Energy department to compare the financial and environmental costs of replacing the federal vehicle fleet with either EVs or FFVs. Supported S. 2291, the Flex Fuel Fairness Act, a bill to provide auto manufacturers incentives to produce FFVs. Supported S. 1422/H.R. 2867, the Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act, a bill to extend the 45Z Clean Fuel Production credit and restrict eligibility to domestically produced feedstocks. Supported S. 593/H.R. 1346, the bipartisan Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 to ensure permanent access to E15 nationwide. Enactment of S.2707 by Congress will avoid the need to rely on emergency conditions in the market and ad hoc EPA decision making in the future. Supported H.R. 2188, the Comparison of Sustainable Transportation (COST) Act, a bill to direct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and U.S. Department of Energy to compare the financial and environmental costs of replacing the entire federal government fleets with either electric vehicles or Flex Fuel Vehicles. Opposed H.R. 311, the Restoring Fuel Market Freedom Act of 2025, a bill to repeal the alcohol fuels credit, biodiesel credit, sustainable aviation fuel credit, and clean fuel production credit, and other provisions.