H.R. 5180 · 114th Congress

Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2016-05-10
Latest action
2016-05-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summary

Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016

This bill amends the Clean Air Act by revising the renewable fuel program, which requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must cap the total volume of ethanol blended into the transportation fuel supply at 9.7% of projected gasoline demand as determined by the Energy Information Administration.