Bill > HR1346

This bill, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025, amends the Clean Air Act to allow for the year-round sale of E15, a gasoline blend containing 15% ethanol, by modifying regulations related to Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP), which is a measure of a fuel's volatility and is regulated to prevent excessive ozone formation during warmer months. Specifically, it allows for a higher RVP limit for E15 blends, effectively permitting their sale throughout the year, and also reforms aspects of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, which mandates the blending of renewable fuels like ethanol into the nation's fuel supply. The bill introduces a definition for "small refining company" based on daily fuel production, and establishes new timelines and limitations for small refineries seeking extensions on their RFS compliance obligations, with a general termination of such petitions after 2027 and a reduction in compliance requirements for small refineries starting in 2028, unless their production exceeds certain thresholds. Additionally, it addresses the generation and application of RFS credits for small refineries for past compliance years and prohibits the reallocation of renewable fuel obligations from small refineries that receive reduced compliance requirements. The bill also mandates the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize rules regarding the sale and distribution of E15, including updating fuel dispenser labeling and underground storage tank regulations, and creates a new exemption process for "qualifying small refineries" at imminent risk of closure due to compliance costs, with specific criteria and limitations on the volume of exempted renewable fuel.