I strongly urge the Senate to quickly take up and pass this critical bill so it can be signed into law.
Support year-round nationwide E-15 availability.
Occurrences
Evidence
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“Year-round E-15 nationwide will support the countless corn farmers in my district, strengthen our rural economies, and lower energy costs for hardworking families.... I was proud to join with my House colleagues to pass this legislation, and I strongly urge the Senate to quickly take up and pass this critical bill so it can be signed into law.”
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Vote Question: On Passage ... Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act ... Status: Passed ... yea: 218 nay: 203 ... Baird | Republican | IN | Yea
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Bill version: Engrossed in House (EH) ... Last Action Date Listed: May 13, 2026 ... Full Title: 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.
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 1346 with only two House actions on 2025-02-13, and no Senate action, enrollment, or law status on the current page.
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EPA's 2026 nationwide waiver page says the August 20, 2026 action extends the E15-related volatility waiver through August 31, 2026 and waives federal volatility standards starting September 1, 2026, with summer-control-season relief continuing through September 15, 2026.
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Official House roll call 164 lists H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, as passed 218-203 on May 13, 2026, and records Baird, Republican of Indiana, voting Yea.
Assessments
The promise was framed as supporting year-round nationwide E-15 availability, not personally securing final enactment. In the same federal term, Baird publicly endorsed H.R. 1346 and voted yea on House passage of the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, a bill aimed at nationwide year-round E-15 availability. The broader permanent policy had not become law, and EPA waivers appear temporary, but Baird fulfilled the candidate-credit portion of a support promise through concrete legislative action.
Baird publicly backed and voted for H.R. 1346, which passed the House in 2026, so he fulfilled the promise to support year-round nationwide E-15 availability in his term even though the broader policy was not yet enacted into law.
The promise was to support year-round nationwide E-15 availability, not to guarantee final enactment. Baird took clear, on-the-record supportive actions during his current House term: he became a cosponsor of H.R. 1346 in the 119th Congress and voted yes when the House passed the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act on May 13, 2026. Even though the broader policy does not appear fully enacted yet, he fulfilled the narrower promise to support it.
The promise was to support year-round nationwide E-15 availability. Evidence shows Baird publicly endorsed H.R. 1346 and voted for its House passage in 2026, which is clear support and a serious legislative effort during his term. However, the record provided shows only House passage and his advocacy urging the Senate to act, not that the policy was enacted into law or fully implemented nationwide. Because he materially supported the promised policy but the evidence does not establish final delivery, this is partial rather than delivered.