US Senate News:
Source: United States Senator for Nebraska Deb Fischer
Calls for Congress to make year-round E15 permanent with her Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailers Choice Act
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)today issued an emergency waiver to allow for the sale of E15 gasoline during the summer driving season:
“I’m pleased the EPA has issued a summertime emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 to be sold year-round; however, a permanent, nationwide solution is still needed. I’m going to continue calling on Congress to pass my Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailers Choice Act to end years of patchwork regulations and unleash the power of year-round E15.”
Fischer’s work on E15:
Fischer has been a steadfast champion for year-round E15 since 2015, when she first co-led a bill to allow year-round E15 during the 114th Congress.
In 2017, she introduced the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act to amend the Clear Air Act and help make year-round E15 a reality. Later that year, she testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in support of her bipartisan legislation.
In 2019, Fischer traveled with President Trump to Nebraska and Iowa when he announced regulatory efforts to allow the sale of E15. When President Trump’s efforts were struck down by courts, Fischer continued to lead by reintroducing this legislation in 2021, during the 117th Congress. Fischer released an updated bill in 2022 that included unprecedented support.
In 2023, Fischer introduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2023 to break down remaining barriers and unlock the full potential of nationwide, year-round E15, advancing America’s energy independence. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03) introduced companion legislation.
On the first day of his term, President Trump took steps to make E15 available year-round through his Executive Order Declaring a National Energy Emergency.
In February, Fischer reintroduced her Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025, which is the only permanent, nationwide solution that will unleash the power of year-round E15 and fulfill President Trump’s mandate for energy independence.
Last month, Fischer joined U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (NE-03) at a press conferenceurging Congress to fulfill President Trump’s pledge to allow the sale of year-round E15.