S. 4774 · 117th Congress
EASE Act of 2022
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Ethanol Access for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2022 or the EASE Act of 2022
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Aug 4, 2022
Ethanol Access for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2022 or the EASE Act of 2022
This bill revises the Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements to provide for the year-round sale of ethanol-gasoline fuel blends that contain more than 10% denatured anhydrous ethanol. RVP is a metric of gasoline volatility (i.e., how quickly fuel evaporates into the atmosphere). Current law prohibits the sale of gasoline that exceed certain RVP limits during the high ozone season (i.e., the summer months). However, current law provides waivers from this requirement, including a waiver that gives certain ethanol-gasoline fuel blends containing 10% denatured anhydrous ethanol a higher RVP limit under certain conditions. This bill expands the waiver to include ethanol-gasoline fuel blends containing more than 10% of such ethanol, thus allowing year-round sales of such fuel blends.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: EASE Act of 2022
Also known as: Ethanol Access for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2022
Latest action (Aug 4, 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Aug 4, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.