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Year-round E15 legislation reintroduced into Congress

The push for year-round E15 continues.

On Thursday, the bicameral, bipartisan Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 was reintroduced into the 119th Congress. If passed, the bill would remove seasonal restrictions from those who sell, market or purchase ethanol blends up to 15 percent. Year-round E15 was initially included as part of a lame duck spending bill in December but was removed at the last minute.   

U.S. Senators Deb Fischer, of Nebraska, and Tammy Duckworth, of Illinois, introduced the Senate legislation. Fischer says the bill, coupled with work to ensure strong renewable volume obligations, could enable biofuels to contribute to the nation’s energy independence. 

Additional cosponsors include U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Dick Durbin (D. Ill.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.). 

House Ag Committee ranking member Angie Craig, of Minnesota, and Congressman Adrian Smith, of Nebraska, introduced identical companion legislation in the House.

The bill is endorsed by the American Petroleum Institute, Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy, National Corn Growers Association, National Farmers Union and the National Association of Convenience Stores.

RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper says the legislation would bring nationwide consistency and stability to the marketplace and eliminate the need for emergency waivers.

Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor says she hopes this is the bill that finally pushes E15 across the finish line.