Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Angie Craig (D-MN), together with Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), and Sharice Davids (D-KS), have introduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act which would extend the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) volatility waiver to enable the year-round, nationwide sale of ethanol blends up to 15 percent. The bill is a companion to the Senate bill introduced by Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE).

“This bipartisan legislation would finally bring nationwide consistency and stability to the marketplace and eliminate the need for last-minute emergency waivers. Ethanol producers, oil refiners, fuel retailers, equipment manufacturers, farmers, and consumers have all rallied behind this commonsense approach,” said Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President and CEO Geoff Cooper.

American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings said, “We’re grateful to bipartisan leaders in the House for introducing this critically important legislation which would once and for all ensure nationwide and permanent E15 availability.”

The bill would supersede a regulation allowing eight Midwest states to offer year-round E15 starting in 2025.