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House to Vote on Standalone Bill for Year-Round Nationwide E15 Ethanol Sales
The House Rules Committee voted May 12, 2026, to separate H.R. 1346 from the 2026 farm bill, clearing the measure for a standalone vote the next day. The legislation would permanently authorize nationwide year-round sales of 15% ethanol fuel. Republican Reps. Chip Roy and Scott Perry opposed the move in a letter citing concerns over the Renewable Fuel Standard.
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The House was set to vote Wednesday on legislation including 15% ethanol (E15) language after the House Rules Committee voted on May 12, 2026, to separate the measure from the 2026 farm bill. R. 1346.
R. 1346 aims to permanently authorize nationwide, year-round sales of E15. The bill is intended to lower fuel prices for consumers and increase demand for corn-based ethanol. The House passed the farm bill on April 30, 2026.
That version did not include the E15 provision, which prompted the standalone vote on year-round E15 sales. The five-year farm bill revises and reauthorizes federal farm programs, nutrition assistance, rural development and other Agriculture Department programs until 2031. The bill moved to the Senate after House passage.
Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas and Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania opposed the E15 bill. The two GOP lawmakers wrote a letter on May 12, 2026, opposing the measure and are circulating a dear colleague letter against it ahead of this week's vote.
Chip Roy and Scott Perry stated that the legislation acts as a backdoor expansion of the ethanol mandate, squeezes out independent refineries, and further entrenches a program crafted by radical Democrats. They argued that the legislation is the product of certain refining associations and the biofuel lobby.
"This week, we urge you to reject this failure of a proposal that further entrenches the broken [Renewable Fuel Standard] mandate and handicaps our domestic energy capability, reject crony mandates, and work together to advance legislation that supports energy freedom," Roy and Perry wrote.
