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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 694 

Expressing support for the designation of May 2024 as ‘‘Renewable Fuels 

Month’’ to recognize the important role that renewable fuels play in 

reducing carbon impacts, lowering fuel prices for consumers, supporting 

rural communities, and lessening reliance on foreign adversaries. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 16, 2024 

Mr. RICKETTS (for himself, Mr. BROWN, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. MARSHALL, 

Mr. THUNE, Ms. ERNST, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MORAN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. 

GRASSLEY, Mrs. FISCHER, and Mr. ROUNDS) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of May 2024 as ‘‘Renewable Fuels Month’’ to recognize the important role 

that renewable fuels play in reducing carbon impacts, 

lowering fuel prices for consumers, supporting rural communities, and lessening reliance on foreign adversaries. 

Whereas the United States is the largest producer of biofuels 

in the world, which contributes to the domestic economy, 

creates jobs, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions; 

Whereas ethanol is a renewable fuel made of biomass from 

plant materials; 


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Whereas, in 2023, more than 72,463 jobs in the United 

States were directly associated with the ethanol industry, 

with an additional 322,000 indirect and induced jobs 

supported across all sectors of the economy; 

Whereas the ethanol industry created $32,500,000,000 in 

household income and contributed more than 

$54,200,000,000 to the gross domestic product of the 

United States; 

Whereas ethanol and feed co-product production provide a 

valuable market for United States corn, as a typical dry 

mill ethanol plant adds nearly $2 of additional value to 

every bushel of corn processed; 

Whereas ethanol use reduces greenhouse gas emissions by between 44 and 52 percent compared to gasoline, and, by 

displacing hydrocarbon substances like aromatics in gasoline, ethanol also helps reduce emissions of air toxins, 

particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxides, and 

exhaust hydrocarbons; 

Whereas, in 2023, ethanol played a vital role in bolstering the 

energy independence of the United States by 

supplementing nearly 525,000,000 barrels of crude oil; 

Whereas 1⁄3 of every bushel processed by an ethanol plant is 

used to make distillers grains, one of the most efficient 

animal feeds available; 

Whereas biodiesel is a drop-in replacement for petroleumbased diesel fuel that is produced from renewable resources such as recycled cooking oil, soybean oil, distillers 

corn oil, canola oil, and animal fats; 

Whereas renewable diesel is an advanced biofuel, made from 

the same feedstocks as biodiesel, that reduces greenhouse 


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gas emissions, while meeting the same standard specification for diesel fuels as petroleum-based diesel; 

Whereas producing a total of 6,000,000,000 gallons of biodiesel and renewable diesel would support 187,000 fulltime equivalent jobs, with more than $8,800,000,000 in 

wages and $61,600,000,000 in total economic impact; 

Whereas biodiesel and renewable diesel can be used in existing diesel engines without modification and are available 

throughout the United States; 

Whereas advanced biofuels like biodiesel and renewable diesel 

reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 percent 

compared to petroleum-based diesel; 

Whereas biodiesel emits up to 80 percent less particulate 

matter than petroleum-based diesel, improving air quality 

and health outcomes; 

Whereas the production of biodiesel and renewable diesel 

adds to the total domestic fuel supply, reducing the price 

of all diesel fuel at the pump; 

Whereas, without the renewable fuel standard helping to 

drive production of biodiesel and renewable diesel, the 

value of soybeans grown by farmers in the United States 

would decrease by 8 percent; 

Whereas sustainable aviation fuel is made from renewable 

biomass and waste resources and can deliver the performance of petroleum-based jet fuel; and 

Whereas sustainable aviation fuel can be blended with conventional jet fuel and the use of sustainable or blended 

aviation fuel requires no infrastructure or equipment 

changes: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) supports the designation of May 2024 as 

2 ‘‘Renewable Fuels Month’’; and 

3 (2) recognizes— 

4 (A) the important role renewable fuels play 

5 in reducing the carbon impact of the United 

6 States; 

7 (B) the ability of renewable fuels to lower 

8 fuel prices for consumers; 

9 (C) the support to rural communities that 

10 renewable fuel industries provide; and 

11 (D) the opportunity that the production of 

12 renewable fuels provides to lessen the reliance 

13 of the United States on foreign adversaries. 

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