US Congress House Bill 3097 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 21-13)
Status: Introduced on October 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-10-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) by August 1 and by the end of November each year, to determine and publish the U.S. corn stocks-to-use ratio for the current crop year; and (2) to waive the renewable fuel program's requirements for the rest of the calendar year following the August determination or for the next calendar year following the November determination by reducing the national quantity of renewable fuel otherwise required by specified amounts based on the ratio determined. Prohibits: (1) waivers granted under this Act from affecting the volume of advanced biofuel under such program, or (2) the Administrator from allowing any volume of conventional biofuel to be used to satisfy the requirement for advanced biofuel.

Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act

Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]
Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]
Rep. Wally Herger [R-CA]	Rep. Robert Hurt [R-VA]	Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]
Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-10-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2011-10-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2011-10-05	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1779-1780)

SB3428 (Related) 2012-07-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5307)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3097/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3097/BILLS-112hr3097ih.pdf