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Freedom to Fuel Act

To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude a portable fuel container from the definition of a consumer or commercial product, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 9, 2026

Latest action (Jan 9, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Referred to
Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Issues
Climate & Energy

Summary
  • Excludes portable fuel containers from the definition of "consumer or commercial product" under the Clean Air Act.
  • Clarifies that fuels and fuel additives regulated under Clean Air Act section 211 are excluded from the definition of "consumer or commercial product."
  • Clarifies that motor vehicles, non-road vehicles, and non-road engines are excluded from the definition of "consumer or commercial product."

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)
5 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
  2. Jan 9, 2026 Introduced in House

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Committee action

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2026

Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself, Ms. Fedorchak, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, and Mr. Rose) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude a portable fuel container from the definition of a consumer or commercial product, and for other purposes.

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 “Freedom to Fuel Act”.

SEC. 2. PORTABLE FUEL CONTAINER EXCLUSION.

Section 183(e)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511b(e)(1)(B)) is amended—

(1) in the first sentence, by striking “The term” and inserting the following:

“(i) In general.—The term”; and

(2) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following:

“(ii) Exclusions.—The term ‘consumer or commercial product’ does not include the following:

“(I) A portable fuel container.

“(II) A fuel or fuel additive regulated under section 211.

“(III) A motor vehicle, non-road vehicle, or non-road engine as defined under section 216.”. <all>

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