Eliminating the RFS and Its Destructive Outcomes Act

Bill: 116-hr-3427
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2019-06-21
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Eliminating the RFS and Its Destructive Outcomes Act</strong></p> <p>This bill repeals the Environmental Protection Agency's Renewable Fuel Standard program, which requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3427 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 21, 2019 Mr. Rooney of Florida (for himself, Mr. Stewart , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Gooden , Mr. Budd , Mr. Hice of Georgia , and Mr. Roy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To repeal the renewable fuel program of the Environmental Protection Agency.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating the RFS and Its Destructive Outcomes Act . 2. Repeal of renewable fuel program (a) Repeal Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o) ) is repealed. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Clean Air Act Section 211(d) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(d) ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking (n), or (o) each place it appears and inserting or (n) ; and (ii) by striking (m), or (o) and inserting or (m) ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking (n), and (o) each place it appears and inserting and (n) . (2) Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Section 107(a)(1)(B) of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2807(a)(1)(B) ) is amended by inserting , as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Eliminating the RFS and Its Destructive Outcomes Act after (40 CFR, part 80) .