The House on Thursday rebuffed — at least for now — efforts to allow for more ethanol in gasoline year-round as Midwestern lawmakers pushed for more use of the fuel. |
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Some lawmakers, particularly from the Midwest, sought to include legislation that would allow sales of gasoline with higher ethanol content all year in a funding bill.
However, when the lower chamber teed up a vote on the funding bill on Thursday, it did not include an amendment from Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) to allow for the sales of this kind of gasoline, known as E15.
Instead, it sets up an “E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council” that seeks to “develop legislative solutions to address the crisis facing our nation’s farmers and refiners.” The rule says that the council should come up with solutions by Feb. 15 and that Congress should consider the legislation by Feb. 25.
Meanwhile, Nunn said in a written statement that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) “committed to meeting with the White House to finalize a plan on year-round E-15.”
“With the President’s support behind American biofuels, I’m confident we’ll get it done,” he said.
Named for its up-to-15 percent ethanol content, use of this type of gas has been restricted in the summertime because of concerns about smog, which can form from evaporation in the heat.
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