Provided feedback on the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) technical guidelines for quantifying, reporting, and verifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with agricultural production of biofuel feedstock and the Departments Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator (FD-CIC). Hosted an advocacy fly-in in Washington, DC where advocates met with members of Congress and their staff discussed enacting S. 593/H.R. 1346 (bills to allow E15 year-round), increasing domestic ethanol blending through the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), expanding global markets by eliminating trade barriers, promoting innovation, energy security and economic growth in the tax code, replacing the electric vehicle mandate with incentives for Flex-Fuel vehicles and higher blends, and encouraging a Farm Bill that supports farmer adoption of conservation practices such as reduced tillage, nutrient management, and cover crops, along with the documentation of the resulting carbon benefits to unlock new market opportunities. Supported S. 593/H.R. 1346, the bipartisan Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 to ensure permanent access to E15 nationwide. Enactment of S.2707 by Congress will avoid the need to rely on emergency conditions in the market and ad hoc EPA decision making in the future. Opposed H.R. 311, the Restoring Fuel Market Freedom Act of 2025, a bill to repeal the alcohol fuels credit, biodiesel credit, sustainable aviation fuel credit, and clean fuel production credit, and other provisions. Supported H.R. 2188, the Comparison of Sustainable Transportation (COST) Act, a bill to direct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and U.S. Department of Energy to compare the financial and environmental costs of replacing the entire federal government fleets with either electric vehicles or Flex Fuel Vehicles.
Literal federal measure citations: S. 593, H.R. 1346, S. 593, H.R. 1346, S.2707, H.R. 311, H.R. 2188