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Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] · R–PA
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-04-20 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposed resolution would overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule covering renewable-fuel standards for 2026 and 2027 and changes to a 2025 biofuel requirement. If enacted, it would remove the legal effect of the entire identified rule, including the additional changes mentioned in the rule’s title.
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other Changes (91 Fed. Reg. 16388 (April 1, 2026)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The proposal identifies the rule by its publication on April 1, 2026, in volume 91 of the Federal Register, page 16388. Its operative instruction is that the rule would have no force or effect; it does not set replacement fuel standards.
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other Changes (91 Fed. Reg. 16388 (April 1, 2026)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The supplied September 19, 2026 source snapshot records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 20, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-19T23:16:06Z. 2026-04-20: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2026-04-20: Introduced in House
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