HR 1346 · Passed House · 05-14-26
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025
What does the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 do?
HR 1346 is a House bill sponsored by Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE-3). This bill lets gasoline blended with 10 to 15 percent ethanol (E15) be sold year-round by extending the Clean Air Act's vapor-pressure waiver to those blends. It also cuts renewable-fuel compliance obligations for small refining companies and changes how their exemption petitions are handled.
Did HR 1346 pass? Where it stands
As of August 30, 2026, HR 1346 has passed the House.
Status: Passed House
Latest vote: House Passed 218–203 on May 13, 2026
Outlook: Moderate
Key provisions
- Year-Round E15 Ethanol Blends
- Extends the Reid Vapor Pressure waiver to 10 to 15 percent ethanol blends
- EPA must update E15 pump labels and storage-tank rules within 18 months
- Small Refining Company Obligations
- Defines 'small refining company' as under 75,000 barrels per day in 2025
- Cuts their renewable-fuel compliance requirements 75 percent from 2028
- Bars reallocating those obligations to other refiners
- Small Refinery Exemptions
- Ends exemption-extension petitions for years after 2027
- New closure-risk exemption capped at 150 million gallons for 2028
- Returns retired credits for 2016 to 2018 compliance years
Last updated July 24, 2026