Fischer Applauds E15 Waiver, Calls for Permanent Solution

WASHINGTON –
Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an emergency waiver to allow the sale of E15 gasoline during the summer season:
“I thank EPA Administrator Zeldin and the Trump administration for issuing another emergency waiver for E15 to be sold year-round across the country. This will undoubtedly bring some short-term relief to our farmers and ranchers, and ease fuels costs on Americans. The fact remains that this is not a long-term solution, and it is far past time for Congress to make this permanent. My Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailers Choice Act gets it done, and I am working to end the need for these emergency waivers and give consumers the year-round flexibility choice they deserve.”
See the EPA announcement
here
.
Background
Fischer has been a staunch advocate for the year-round sale of 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 Clean Air Act and allow the year-round sale of E15.
In 2019, Fischer
traveled with President Trump
to Nebraska and Iowa when
he announced
regulatory efforts to allow the year-round sale of E15. When President Trump’s efforts were struck down by courts, Fischer continued to lead by reintroducing her legislation in
2021, during the 117th Congress
. Fischer released an updated bill in 2022
with substantial support.
In 2023, Fischer introduced the
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2023
, and Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-03)
introduced companion legislation
in the U.S. House of Representatives.
On the first day of his second term, President Trump took steps to make E15 available year-round through his
Executive Order Declaring a National Energy Emergency
.
In February of 2025, Fischer reintroduced her
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025
to allow the year-round sale of E15 and codify President Trump’s executive order.
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