The bipartisan Farm to Fly Act was introduced this week in the U.S. House by Congressman Max Miller (R-OH) “to create new, robust markets for American agricultural products and to strengthen domestic energy resources.”

The legislation is co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Flood (R-NE), Angie Craig (D-MN), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Randy Feenstra (R-IA). The bill is intended to foster the development of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) within existing USDA programs and ensure SAF definitions reflect eligibility for American agricultural crops.

Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper expressed the ethanol industry’s support for the bill. “We applaud the determined efforts of Rep. Miller—along with cosponsors Reps. Flood, Craig, Finstad, Budzinski, Crockett, Hinson and Feenstra—to introduce this important legislation, which creates more clarity and stability around the development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) made from U.S. crops. By ensuring the best available science and modeling tools are used to calculate the carbon benefits of homegrown renewable fuels, this bill helps position SAF for takeoff.”

The legislation is also supported by a wide range of agricultural organizations and the airline industry.