H.Res. 628

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 628 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 628

Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard and its 
foundational role in strengthening United States energy security, 
supporting rural communities, growing the United States economy, and 
improving environmental performance.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 1, 2025

Mr. Miller of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, 
Ms. Craig, Mr. Flood, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Bost, Mr. Feenstra, and Mrs. 
Miller-Meeks) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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RESOLUTION

Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard and its 
foundational role in strengthening United States energy security, 
supporting rural communities, growing the United States economy, and 
improving environmental performance.

Whereas the Renewable Fuel Standard (``RFS''), first established by Congress in 
2005 and expanded in 2007, celebrates its 20th anniversary as a key 
national policy for increasing the supply of domestic renewable energy 
and supporting families in the United States, the economy, and United 
States energy security;
Whereas the RFS provides for steady growth by setting forth increasing annual 
volumetric targets for an appropriate variety of renewable fuels;
Whereas the RFS achieves this goal by setting forth annual volumetric targets 
for renewable fuel, including specific pools for biodiesel, cellulosic, 
and advanced;
Whereas such targets were designed to be ambitious in order to induce private 
sector innovation and investment, while providing ample flexibility in 
the law for the Environmental Protection Agency to administer the 
program, including the ability to adjust annual targets if necessary to 
reflect production volumes;
Whereas the RFS drives innovation that improves environmental performance by 
requiring that renewable fuel achieve certain minimum thresholds of 
life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions reductions ranging from 20 percent 
to 60 percent, depending on the type of fuel;
Whereas the private sector has responded with billions of dollars of investment 
in the renewable fuel sector since 2007, to both expand production of 
first-generation renewable fuel and to develop and demonstrate advanced 
renewable fuel;
Whereas the RFS has driven innovation and investment in the biofuels sector, 
resulting in more than 2,700 renewable fuel facilities in 42 States, 
producing almost 28,000,000,000 gallons per year;
Whereas the renewable fuels industry supports a robust bioeconomy that, in 2023, 
contributed $210,000,000,000 of gross domestic product and supported 
nearly 644,000 domestic jobs;
Whereas the RFS has provided critical markets for farmers in the United States, 
supporting rural economies and domestic processing, and helping to drive 
economic growth and strengthen rural communities;
Whereas the RFS continues to provide an important backstop for farmers in the 
United States to ensure robust domestic demand when facing uncertainty 
in export markets;
Whereas the RFS has enabled the United States ethanol industry to supply more 
than 98 percent of gasoline sold nationwide with at least 10 percent 
ethanol, and has helped the biodiesel and renewable diesel industry 
produce over 5,000,000,000 gallons annually, about 10 percent of total 
onroad diesel use;
Whereas renewable fuels have delivered real savings for United States consumers 
at the pump, with higher level ethanol blends like E15 reducing prices 
by 10 to 30 cents per gallon on average, and biodiesel driving down the 
price of traditional diesel by about 4 percent;
Whereas the RFS has contributed to significant reductions in greenhouse gas 
emissions by requiring renewable fuels to meet minimum life-cycle 
emissions reductions, and has helped the United States transportation 
sector make progress toward environmental sustainability;
Whereas the RFS has evolved over 20 years to keep pace with new technologies and 
shifting markets, while remaining at the heart of ongoing national 
conversations about energy security, environmental stewardship, and the 
agricultural economy;
Whereas, over the past 20 years, the RFS has become a cornerstone of United 
States energy security by reducing reliance on volatile energy markets 
and supporting the domestic production of renewable fuels; and
Whereas, to continue on a path toward greater energy dominance, the United 
States must continue its efforts to diversify its transportation fuel 
supply and avoid overreliance on imported fuels: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) recognizes the 20th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel 
Standard (``RFS'') as a milestone in the commitment of the 
United States to strengthening energy security, supporting 
rural communities, growing the economy, and improving 
environmental performance;
(2) commends the contributions of the RFS in building a 
robust and innovative domestic renewable fuels industry;
(3) recognizes the positive impacts of the RFS on United 
States energy policy, the agricultural sector, and the 
environment over the past 20 years;
(4) affirms the continued importance of the RFS in 
advancing the Nation's energy, economic, and environmental 
goals;
(5) believes that diversifying the United States fuel 
supply with an increasing percentage of domestic renewable fuel 
strengthens the Nation's economy, increases security, and 
improves environmental performance; and
(6) supports continued implementation of the RFS as enacted 
in 2007 to achieve this goal.
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