H.R. 1896

Summary

H.R. 1896, the Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 6, 2025 by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) with 22 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Mar 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 1896 has 22 co-sponsors.

119 HR 1896 IH: Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-06
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1896  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 6, 2025   Mrs. Miller-Meeks  (for herself,  Mr. Garamendi ,  Mr. Flood ,  Mr. Gimenez ,  Mrs. Fischbach ,  Ms. Budzinski ,  Mr. Sorensen , and  Ms. Davids of Kansas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to include fuel for ocean-going vessels as additional renewable fuel for which credits may be generated under the renewable fuel program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act  .
2.
Renewable fuel for ocean-going vessels
(a)
Definitions
Section 211(o)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking  fossil fuel present in home heating oil or jet fuel  and inserting  fossil fuel present in home heating oil, fuel for ocean-going vessels, or jet fuel .
(b)
Applicability
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning with respect to the first calendar year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c)
Regulations
Not later than 365 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to implement the amendment made by subsection (a).
(d)
Report to congress
Not later than 365 days after the date of promulgating the final regulations required under subsection (c), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate on the implementation of the amendment made by this Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

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To amend the Clean Air Act to include fuel for ocean-going vessels as additional renewable fuel for which credits may be generated under the renewable fuel program.

Sponsors

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) sponsors H.R. 1896, and 22 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Rep. · R–IA-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 6, 2025

Nikki Budzinski

Rep. · D–IL-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Sharice Davids

Rep. · D–KS-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Michelle Fischbach

Rep. · R–MN-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Mike Flood

Rep. · R–NE-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

John Garamendi

Rep. · D–CA-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Carlos Gimenez

Rep. · R–FL-28 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Eric Sorensen

Rep. · D–IL-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Angela Craig

Rep. · D–MN-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025

Randy Feenstra

Rep. · R–IA-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 1896 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Mar 6, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1896 has taken 2 actions since Mar 6, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 1896 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 1896.

S 881Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels ActSep 10, 2025 · Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 1896 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act — Display Title
• To amend the Clean Air Act to include fuel for ocean-going vessels as additional renewable fuel for which credits may be generated under the renewable fuel program. — Official Title as Introduced
• Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

10 clients hired 7 firms and 38 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1896 in 39 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Trade (domestic/foreign), Transportation, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Energy/Nuclear, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 38.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1896 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1896’s is Energy.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1896 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Alternative and renewable resources to Oil and gas.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1896, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS:H.R. 1896.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H1039]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com