Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
21st Century Transportation Fuels Act This bill addresses provisions related to high-octane fuel, renewable fuels, and vehicle fuel efficiency. Among other things, the bill establishes a national octane standard that requires automobile manufacturers to design motor vehicles to operate using gasoline that has a research octane number of 95 or higher, addresses the limitations on Reid vapor pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) that are placed on gasoline during the summer ozone season, and revises requirements for calculating Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) credits earned by a passenger automobile manufacturer for exceeding minimal required CAFE standards in a particular model year.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesCivil actions and liabilityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightConsumer affairsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy pricesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresFederal preemptionFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Fraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsInflation and pricesLicensing and registrationsManufacturingMarketing and advertisingMotor fuelsMotor vehiclesOil and gasRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operationsTransportation costs
21st Century Transportation Fuels Act
USA116th CongressHR-4690| House
| Updated: 10/17/2019
21st Century Transportation Fuels Act This bill addresses provisions related to high-octane fuel, renewable fuels, and vehicle fuel efficiency. Among other things, the bill establishes a national octane standard that requires automobile manufacturers to design motor vehicles to operate using gasoline that has a research octane number of 95 or higher, addresses the limitations on Reid vapor pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) that are placed on gasoline during the summer ozone season, and revises requirements for calculating Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) credits earned by a passenger automobile manufacturer for exceeding minimal required CAFE standards in a particular model year.
Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Energy
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesCivil actions and liabilityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightConsumer affairsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy pricesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresFederal preemptionFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Fraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsInflation and pricesLicensing and registrationsManufacturingMarketing and advertisingMotor fuelsMotor vehiclesOil and gasRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operationsTransportation costs