Year-round ethanol blend bill passed by US House faces uncertain Senate path

By: David Lightman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 1,320

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Proponents of ethanol, including lawmakers from corn-growing states, say year-round sales of a gasoline blend containing 15% of the biofuel would give consumers a less expensive alternative to fill their gas tanks, boost energy supplies and benefit agricultural interests.

So why hasn’t Congress allowed it?

There’s credible skepticism about those claims — and opposition from the strange bedfellows of environmental advocates and lawmakers from states where oil production and refining are major industries. As a result, expanding …

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