H.R. 6671: Clean Fuels Deployment Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-05-01 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-05-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Clean Fuels Deployment Act of 2020

Plain summary

Clean Fuels Deployment Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a program to award grants to states and other government entities to aid in the deployment of fueling infrastructure to increase the use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel. The bill requires any infrastructure used or installed with funds provided under the program to be certified by the Underwriters Laboratory to distribute blends with an ethanol content of 25% or greater. An entity receiving grants under the program shall ensure that federal funds do not exceed (1) 75% of the per pump cost for pumps that can dispense ethanol blends up to and including E85, and dedicated E15 and E85 pumps (new pumps or retrofit of existing pumps); (2) 50% of the terminal costs for terminals with B100 capabilities; and (3) 25% of the per tank cost for new storage tanks and related equipment associated with new facilities or additional capacity other than replacement.

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Official text

Clean Fuels Deployment Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] · 3 cosponsors

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Angie Craig (D-MN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Don Bacon (R-NE)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr6671.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6671 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116