Work with the administration to implement a supplemental Renewable Fuel Standard rule consistent with Set 2 projections for compliance years 2026 and 2027.

Nikki Budzinski · Illinois · Democratic

oversight impact 0.63 specificity 0.74 extraction confidence 86%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Work with the administration to implement a supplemental Renewable Fuel Standard rule consistent with Set 2 projections.. Promised outcome: A supplemental rule aligned with Set 2 projections for 2026 and 2027 biofuel volume requirements.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release about a bipartisan letter led by Adrian Smith and Nikki Budzinski to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Energy Secretary Chris Wright regarding biofuel policy and Renewable Fuel Standard implementation.

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Now more than ever, our biofuels policy must deliver certainty for American farmers, feedstock processors, biofuels producers, and consumers. We stand ready to work with you in implementing a supplemental rule which is consistent with Set 2 projections, and encourage you to ensure that DOE conducts meaningful, transparent engagement with biofuel stakeholders on any methodology change for adjudicating future SREs.

Budzinski and other lawmakers committed to work with EPA and DOE on implementing a supplemental RFS rule consistent with Set 2 projections and urged stakeholder engagement on future SRE methodology changes.

Smith, Budzinski Lead Letter Urging the Admin to Support America’s Biofuel Industry | Representative Adrian Smith
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Evidence

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We write today to urge swift action to propose a supplemental rule by October 16th which ensures obligated volumes are in line with those announced under Set 2 for compliance years 2026 and 2027.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Budzinski signed and co-led a congressional letter asking EPA and DOE to propose the supplemental RFS rule by October 16, 2026; this documents concrete effort but the requested deadline had not yet arrived as of October 13, 2026.

unresolved same_term A for effort

10.9.26-smith-budzinski-lead-letter-urging-admin-support-america-s-biofuel-industry.pdf
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August 31, 2026 Decisions on Petitions for RFS Small Refinery Exemptions | EPA issued decisions on 34 small refinery exemption petitions under the Renewable Fuel Standard program.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): EPA's official RFS announcements list the August 31, 2026 SRE decisions and earlier March 2026 final Set 2 rule, but no new October 2026 supplemental Set 2 rule was listed in the searched official RFS announcement record as of the refresh.

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News, Notices and Announcements for the Renewable Fuel Standard | US EPA
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Public state: pending As of 2026-10-13 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment was to work with the administration toward a supplemental RFS rule aligned with Set 2 projections. The verified passage shows Budzinski joined a letter urging EPA/DOE to propose such a rule by October 16, 2026, which documents concrete same-term effort. As of October 13, 2026, that requested date had not arrived and there is no verified evidence here that the supplemental rule had been proposed or implemented, so the outcome remains unresolved rather than delivered or partial.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%