Work to get year-round E15 authorization across the finish line.

Dusty Johnson · South Dakota · Republican

policy impact 0.54 specificity 0.62 extraction confidence 61%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Work to get year-round E15 across the finish line.. Promised outcome: Year-round E15 authorization is enacted or otherwise completed.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official U.S. House weekly column as South Dakota's at-large representative, discussing biofuels policy and pending Farm Bill provisions.

Occurrences

I met with Growth Energy to discuss the importance of biofuels to South Dakota and the need to get year-round E15 across the finish line.

Johnson identified getting year-round E15 across the finish line as a needed policy goal after meeting with Growth Energy.

Homegrown Solutions | Representative Dusty Johnson
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Evidence

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Mr. Boozman, from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): During the lookback window, the Senate Agriculture Committee-reported farm bill was placed on the Senate calendar, indicating the E15 vehicle was still moving but not enacted.

unresolved same_term

S. 5526 (RS) - Agricultural Act of 2026
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SEC. 12501. YEAR-ROUND E15 AND RFS REFORM.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest Senate farm bill text included a dedicated Year-Round E15 and RFS Reform section, showing an active legislative path but not final authorization.

unresolved same_term

S. 5526 (RS) - Agricultural Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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discuss committee passage of Farm Bill 2.0 and the urgent need to begin bipartisan, bicameral negotiations, so a final package can clear both chambers of Congress after the midterms and be signed into law.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A Senate Agriculture Committee statement in the lookback window described the farm bill as needing bicameral negotiation and later enactment, so year-round E15 authorization remained unfinished as of late September 2026.

unresolved same_term

[2026-09-25] Boozman Ready to Negotiate Farm Bill 2.0 with House |...
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Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): After House passage, the standalone year-round E15 bill was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee; the official GovInfo record does not show enactment.

unresolved same_term

H.R. 1346 (RFS) - An Act To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes. - BILLS-119hr1346rfs | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Johnson (SD) | Johnson (SD) | Republican | SD | Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Johnson voted yes on House passage of H.R. 1346, a concrete effort toward year-round E15 legislation, but the bill had not become law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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issued a temporary emergency fuel waiver to allow nationwide sales of E15, gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): EPA provided temporary nationwide E15 sales authority for the 2026 summer season, a partial and time-limited action rather than permanent year-round authorization.

partial same_term

EPA Fortifies Domestic Fuel Supply, Provides Americans with Relief at the Pump by Approving Nationwide E15 and Removing Boutique Fuel Markets for E10 | US EPA
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-07 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment was to work toward getting year-round E15 across the finish line, which implies completion of authorization rather than merely introducing or advancing legislation. Verified evidence shows relevant bills were still pending: the standalone House-passed bill was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and the Senate farm bill was reported and placed on the calendar while bicameral negotiations were still needed before enactment. A temporary EPA waiver allowed nationwide E15 sales for a limited period, but the verified passage does not show permanent year-round authorization or material contribution by Johnson to that temporary action. Because enactment has not been verified and no documented deadline has expired, the outcome remains unresolved. Effort is credited based on the verified original commitment describing Johnson meeting with Growth Energy to discuss getting year-round E15 across the finish line.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%