As chair of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus, he champions year-round E15 sales.
champion year-round E15 sales
Occurrences
I have championed nationwide, year-round E15 ... and will continue to work with my colleagues in the Senate to send his legislation to President Trump’s desk, where he will sign it into law.
Evidence
Reps. Adrian Smith and Angie Craig introduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. The release says the bill would extend the Reid Vapor Pressure waiver to enable the year-round, nationwide sale of ethanol blends up to 15 percent. Smith said, 'I have been fighting to eliminate unnecessary, unscientific, and misguided barriers to E15 access since 2010.'
The House Rules Committee page for H.R. 1346 shows a Smith amendment submitted to 'insert language relating to small refinery definitions, exemptions, and reallocation of unobligated gallons' and to 'insert language on E15 fuel infrastructure.' A separate Bice amendment establishes the E-15 Rural Domestic Energy Council.
Smith said he remained committed to securing nationwide, year-round E15 and described his participation in the newly formed E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council. He said the council is 'not a substitute for action' and that he and his colleagues would 'deliver a viable, durable path forward' for nationwide, year-round E15.
Smith wrote that year-round E15 'was not included in the final government funding package for Fiscal Year 2026' and said, 'we were not able to get this across the finish line at this moment.'
Congress.gov's member page lists H.R.1346 (119th Congress) sponsored by Smith as 'Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025' and shows its latest action as 'Introduced' and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
CRS explains that E15 generally cannot be sold during the summer driving season because it does not meet gasoline Reid vapor pressure requirements, and notes the EPA waiver authority that makes temporary summer sales possible.
Roll Call 164 on H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, was held on May 13, 2026 and the vote status was Passed, 218 yeas to 203 nays.
Smith said the House passage of his Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act was a historic win, but he still urged the Senate to take up the bill and send it to the President to be signed into law.
The Rules Committee page for H.R. 1346 shows committee action and floor action, including that the bill was reported and then passed the House.
Assessments
The promise was phrased as championing year-round E15 sales, not guaranteeing final enactment. Smith sponsored and publicly advanced H.R. 1346, continued pressing the issue in committee and public statements, and his year-round E15 legislation passed the House on May 13, 2026. Although nationwide year-round E15 was not yet enacted because Senate and presidential action were still needed, the candidate-specific promise to champion the policy was fulfilled during the same federal term.
The promise was to champion year-round E15 sales. Smith made concrete efforts, including introducing the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025, supporting related committee amendments, and continuing public advocacy. However, the promised policy outcome was not delivered: the core bill remained introduced rather than enacted, CRS still described the federal year-round E15 issue as unresolved, and Smith himself said the provision was not included in the FY2026 funding package and that they were not able to get it across the finish line. Because there was a serious legislative attempt but the promised result was not achieved, the correct outcome is never with an effort badge.