Bipartisan lawmakers introduce amendment for year-round E15 fuel sales

Representatives Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.) and Nikki Budzinski (D-Ill.) submitted a bipartisan amendment to the farm bill allowing year-round E15 gasoline sales. The amendment also overhauled small refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard, balancing biofuel producers and oil refiners' demands. Iowa corn growers and the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association immediately praised the measure. (Agri-Pulse Communications, Apr. 22, 2026)