H.R. 1346 · Passed House · Environmental Protection

To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Adrian Smith (R-NE)

What it does

• Extends the Clean Air Act summer Reid Vapor Pressure waiver for 10% ethanol gasoline to blends of up to 15% ethanol.
• Allows gasoline blended with 10% to 15% ethanol to be sold year-round.
• Nullifies existing state exclusions from the waiver while letting states seek exclusion again after enactment.
• Directs the EPA to return Renewable Fuel Standard compliance credits to small refineries under certain circumstances.

Official summary

Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to address the limitations on Reid Vapor Pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) that are placed on gasoline during the summer ozone season. Specifically, the bill applies the waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure requirements that is applicable to gasoline blended with 10% ethanol (E10) to gasoline blended with up to 15% ethanol (E15). This change allows gasoline that is blended with 10% to 15% ethanol to be sold year-round. Currently, states may be excluded from the waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure requirements by submitting documentation supporting that the waiver would increase air pollution. The bill nullifies existing state exclusions, but states may submit documentation after enactment of the bill to be excluded going forward. The bill also modifies the Renewable Fuel Standard Program, which requires transportation fuel sold or introduced into commerce in the United States to contain minimum volumes of renewable fuel. Under the existing program, obligated parties, such as small refineries, must satisfy the volume obligations by either blending renewable fuels into their gasoline or…

Latest action

May 14, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works