Defend the Blend Act

Bill: 117-s-3380
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-12-14
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3380 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 14, 2021 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Grassley , Ms. Duckworth , and Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 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 paragraph (2) of section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o) ), or any renewable fuel obligation or applicable percentage determined under paragraph (3) of that section, that has already been finalized for a calendar year.