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EASE Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4774| Senate 
| Updated: 8/4/2022
Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Republican Senator

Kentucky

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Ethanol Access for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2022 or the EASE Act of 2022 This bill revises the Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements to provide for the year-round sale of ethanol-gasoline fuel blends that contain more than 10% denatured anhydrous ethanol. RVP is a metric of gasoline volatility (i.e., how quickly fuel evaporates into the atmosphere). Current law prohibits the sale of gasoline that exceed certain RVP limits during the high ozone season (i.e., the summer months). However, current law provides waivers from this requirement, including a waiver that gives certain ethanol-gasoline fuel blends containing 10% denatured anhydrous ethanol a higher RVP limit under certain conditions. This bill expands the waiver to include ethanol-gasoline fuel blends containing more than 10% of such ethanol, thus allowing year-round sales of such fuel blends.
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Timeline
Aug 4, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Aug 4, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • August 4, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 4, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 117-667: Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2021

EASE Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4774| Senate 
| Updated: 8/4/2022
Ethanol Access for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2022 or the EASE Act of 2022 This bill revises the Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements to provide for the year-round sale of ethanol-gasoline fuel blends that contain more than 10% denatured anhydrous ethanol. RVP is a metric of gasoline volatility (i.e., how quickly fuel evaporates into the atmosphere). Current law prohibits the sale of gasoline that exceed certain RVP limits during the high ozone season (i.e., the summer months). However, current law provides waivers from this requirement, including a waiver that gives certain ethanol-gasoline fuel blends containing 10% denatured anhydrous ethanol a higher RVP limit under certain conditions. This bill expands the waiver to include ethanol-gasoline fuel blends containing more than 10% of such ethanol, thus allowing year-round sales of such fuel blends.
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Timeline
Aug 4, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Aug 4, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • August 4, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 4, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Republican Senator

Kentucky

Environment and Public Works Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 117-667: Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted