Expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "Renewable Fuels Month" to recognize the important role that renewable fuels play in reducing carbon impacts, lowering fuel prices for consumers, supporting rural communities, and lessening reliance on foreign adversaries.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This resolution goes beyond symbolic Renewable Fuels Month language by creating the E-15 Rural Domestic Energy Council. The Speaker appoints the Council, which must develop legislative solutions for farmers and refiners. The Council is directed to examine Ethanol-15 sales, U.S. refinery capacity, the Renewable Fuel Standard Program, Renewable Identification Numbers, market access, and federal regulations that the resolution says hinder American energy dominance. It must meet regularly and submit legislative solutions to Congress by February 15, 2026, with an intent to consider legislation by February 25, 2026.
Who Benefits and How
Corn farmers benefit because Ethanol-15 sales and renewable-fuel market access can increase demand for corn-based ethanol. Refiners benefit because the Council is directed to examine refinery capacity, Renewable Identification Numbers, and regulatory barriers that affect compliance costs and fuel blending decisions. Ethanol producers benefit because the Council is framed around expanding domestic renewable fuel use. Rural communities benefit from a congressional process aimed at farmers, refiners, fuel prices, and domestic energy production. House Members supporting E-15 benefit from a formal council that can turn renewable-fuels messaging into legislative proposals.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Speaker must appoint the E-15 Rural Domestic Energy Council. Council members must meet regularly, investigate technical fuel-policy topics, and submit legislative solutions by February 15, 2026. Federal agencies involved in fuel, refinery, and renewable-fuel regulation may face scrutiny if the Council identifies rules as barriers. Opponents of E-15 expansion or Renewable Fuel Standard changes bear political pressure because the resolution frames those issues as helping farmers, refiners, fuel consumers, and energy security.
Key Provisions
- Establishes the E-15 Rural Domestic Energy Council appointed by the Speaker.
- Directs the Council to develop legislative solutions for farmers and refiners.
- Requires investigation of Ethanol-15 sales, U.S. refinery capacity, the Renewable Fuel Standard Program, Renewable Identification Numbers, market access, and federal regulations.
- Requires regular Council meetings and legislative solutions submitted to Congress by February 15, 2026.
- Provides an intended timeline for Congress to consider legislation by February 25, 2026.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Establishes an E-15 Rural Domestic Energy Council appointed by the Speaker to develop legislative solutions on Ethanol-15 sales, refinery capacity, Renewable Fuel Standard issues, Renewable Identification Numbers, market access, and federal regulations affecting farmers and refiners.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
Establishes an E-15 Rural Domestic Energy Council appointed by the Speaker to develop legislative solutions on Ethanol-15 sales, refinery capacity, Renewable Fuel Standard issues, Renewable Identification Numbers, market access, and federal regulations affecting farmers and refiners.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Corn farmers
- Refiners
- Ethanol producers
- Rural communities
- House Members supporting E-15
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Speaker of the House
- E-15 Rural Domestic Energy Council members
- Federal fuel regulators
- Opponents of E-15 expansion
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HousePassed House (inferred from eh version)
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1014, H. Res. …
Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself, Ms. Craig, Mrs. Hinson, …
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Submitted in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
E-15 Rural Domestic Energy Council members, Speaker of the House
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "council"
- → E-15 Rural Domestic Energy Council
- "speaker"
- → Speaker of the House
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