Defend the Blend Act

Bill: 117-hr-6071
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2021-11-23
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Defend the Blend Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from reducing under the renewable fuel program any applicable volume, or any renewable fuel obligation or applicable percentage that has already been finalized for any calendar year.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6071 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 23, 2021 Mrs. Hinson (for herself, Ms. Craig , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Kind , Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Fortenberry , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Bost , Mr. Feenstra , Mrs. Axne , Mr. Baird , Mrs. Fischbach , Mr. LaTurner , and Mr. LaHood ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from retroactively reducing certain determinations under the Renewable Fuel Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defend the Blend Act . 2. Prohibition against retroactive reductions of determinations under the Renewable Fuel Program The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not reduce any applicable volume determined under subsection (o)(2) of section 211 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545 ), or any renewable fuel obligation or applicable percentage determined under subsection (o)(3) of such section, that has already been finalized for any calendar year.