US HB2864 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on June 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from extending the renewable fuel program past 2022 if the Administrator waives applicable volume requirements in prior years. This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program by prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from requiring that transportation fuel contain any applicable volume of renewable fuel, advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, or biomass-based diesel, for any year after 2022, if the EPA waives at least: (1) 20% of any of the applicable volume requirement set forth for renewable fuel, advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, or biomass-based diesel for two consecutive years; or (2) 50% of such volume requirement for a single year.
Title
To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from extending the renewable fuel program past 2022 if the Administrator waives applicable volume requirements in prior years.
Sponsors
| Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. |
| 2015-06-23 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2015-06-23 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Motor fuels
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Motor fuels
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2864/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2864/BILLS-114hr2864ih.pdf |
