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H.R. 5899 · 117th Congress

Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

7 cosponsors · 4 D, 3 R

0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to, with respect to electricity from renewable biomass used as a transportation fuel, (1) provide for the generation of Renewable Identification Numbers under the renewable fuel program (in accordance with certain maximum quotas), and (2) allow only the operator of a registered facility to generate…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 5, 2021

Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to, with respect to electricity from renewable biomass used as a transportation fuel, (1) provide for the generation of Renewable Identification Numbers under the renewable fuel program (in accordance with certain maximum quotas), and (2) allow only the operator of a registered facility to generate Renewable Identification Numbers with respect to such electricity.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act

Latest action (Nov 8, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Policy area: Energy · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 5, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.