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Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act

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.

Introduced Mar 6, 2025

Latest action (Mar 6, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Referred to
Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Energy
Issues
Climate & Energy
Legislative subjects (5)
Alternative and renewable resourcesCongressional oversightMarine and inland water transportationMarine pollutionOil and gas

Summary

The bill amends the Clean Air Act to include fuel for ocean-going vessels as an additional category of fuel that can generate renewable fuel credits under the renewable fuel program. The amendment applies beginning with the first calendar year after the bill's enactment. The Environmental Protection Agency must promulgate regulations within one year of enactment to implement the amendment and must submit a report to Congress within one year of promulgating the final regulations. The report must address the implementation of the amendment and the regulations promulgated under it.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
22 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Mariannette Miller-Meeks’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NYCBS $26,878
  • NULL $21,077
  • RDV CORPORATION $16,500
  • ESTES COMPANY $16,000
  • DAVITA $15,500

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mariannette Miller-Meeks → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Mar 6, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
  2. Mar 6, 2025 Introduced in House

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Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 881 — Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act · Introduced Sep 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 86%
  • S 692 — Sustainable Vessel Fuel Act · Introduced Feb 24, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%
  • HR 5176 — Ocean Pollution Reduction Act · Became Law Oct 31, 1994 · Cong. 103 65%
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  • HR 8021 — American Petroleum First Act · Introduced Mar 20, 2026 · Cong. 119 60%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Mar 6, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

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.

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. <all>

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