Fischer Statement on EPA Waiver to Allow for Nationwide Year-Round E15

Calls for Congress to make year-round E15 permanent with her
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailers Choice Act
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)today
issued an emergency waiver
to allow for the sale of E15 gasoline during the summer driving season:
“I’m pleased the EPA has issued a summertime emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 to be sold year-round; however, a permanent, nationwide solution is still needed. I’m going to continue calling on Congress to pass my
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailers Choice Act
to end years of patchwork regulations and unleash the power of year-round E15.”
Fischer’s work on E15:
Fischer has been a steadfast champion for year-round E15 since 2015, when she first co-led a bill
to allow year-round E15 during the 114
th
Congress
.
In 2017, she introduced the
Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
to amend the Clear Air Act and help make year-round E15 a reality. Later that year, she testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in
support of her bipartisan legislation
.
In 2019, Fischer
traveled with President Trump
to Nebraska and Iowa when
he announced
regulatory efforts to allow the sale of E15. When President Trump’s efforts were struck down by courts, Fischer continued to lead by reintroducing this legislation in
2021, during the 117th Congress
. Fischer released an updated bill in 2022
that included unprecedented support.
In 2023, Fischer introduced the
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2023
to break down remaining barriers and unlock the full potential of nationwide, year-round E15, advancing America’s energy independence. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03)
introduced companion legislation.
On the first day of his term, President Trump took steps to make E15 available year-round through his
Executive Order Declaring a National Energy Emergency
.
In February, Fischer reintroduced her
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025
, which is the only permanent, nationwide solution that will unleash the power of year-round E15 and fulfill President Trump’s mandate for energy independence.
Last month,
Fischer joined U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (NE-03) at a press conference
urging Congress to fulfill President Trump’s pledge to allow the sale of year-round E15.