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E15 LEGISLATION FACES HURDLES AS HOUSE WEIGHS STANDALONE VOTE
May 5, 2026
BrownfieldAgNews reports:
U.S. Congressman Don Bacon says persistent opposition is standing in the way of year-round E15 legislation.
"We have some Republicans who hate E15 for the wrong reasons," he said. "They think we're trying to force people to use E15. We're not. We're trying to remove a regulation that prevents E15 from being sold year-round."
E15 was recently left out of the farm bill that cleared the full U.S. House, and the Nebraska Republican tells Brownfield...
"We have some people who think (E15) hurts the ag industry, which is outdated thinking. They don't realize the distiller grains that come out of ethanol are more highly sought after than the actual corn."
Bacon says biofuel supporters have called on Speaker Mike Johnson to hold a floor vote on an E15 standalone bill.
"Some of these folks hate E15 so much that they are trying to prevent any vote on E15. They are trying to prevent it by stopping rules votes and things like that."
Speaker Johnson has indicated that a separate vote on E15 could come on May 13th.
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