Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1896 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1896

 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.


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                    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

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going 
Vessels Act''.

SEC. 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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