Introduce and support bipartisan legislation to allow biodiesel and renewable diesel used in ocean-going vessels to qualify under the Renewable Fuel Standard and preserve Renewable Identification Number credits.

The Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act would clear a major roadblock by allowing U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel producers to meet the needs of ocean-going vessels while preserving RFS credits. It would expand agricultural marketplaces, enhance American energy security, and create parity for maritime fuels with over-the-road and aviation fuel types in the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Ricketts highlighted his bipartisan Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act, saying it would allow renewable diesel and biodiesel producers to serve ocean-going vessels while preserving RFS credits and expanding markets.

Ricketts Highlights Bipartisan Bill to Expand Renewable Fuels - Senator Pete Ricketts
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.5

Ricketts' Senate issue page says he is working to level the playing field for biofuels and supports legislation to make renewable fuels more available, but it does not identify ocean-going-vessel RFS/RIN legislation.

Official Senate material shows general renewable-fuels support, not the specific promised bill for biodiesel and renewable diesel in ocean-going vessels.

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Boosting Nebraska Agriculture - Senator Pete Ricketts
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 72%

Ricketts' Senate energy page describes support for ethanol, year-round E15, high biodiesel volumes, and advanced fuel technologies such as sustainable aviation fuel; it does not mention ocean-going vessels or RIN preservation.

The official energy page supports a finding of related advocacy but not delivery of the specific biodiesel/renewable-diesel marine-vessel RFS promise.

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Ensuring Energy Independence - Senator Pete Ricketts
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 70%

Ricketts' official Legislation page directs users to Congress.gov lists for his sponsored and co-sponsored legislation; the reviewed official and web searches did not surface a matching ocean-going-vessel RFS/RIN bill.

The official legislation page points to the relevant bill-record system, but no matching sponsored or co-sponsored bill was found in searches for the promised subject matter.

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Legislation - Senator Pete Ricketts
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 64%

Searches of GovInfo-indexed bill and government-record text for Ricketts with Renewable Fuel Standard, biodiesel, renewable diesel, RIN credits, and ocean-going vessels returned no matching bill text or enacted provision.

GovInfo searches did not find official bill text or enacted law matching the specific promised RFS/RIN treatment for biodiesel or renewable diesel in ocean-going vessels.

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GovInfo search for Ricketts ocean-going vessel renewable fuel legislation
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 68%

Congress.gov is the official source for federal sponsored and co-sponsored legislation. Targeted web searches of Congress.gov bill records for Ricketts plus the promised RFS, biodiesel, renewable diesel, RIN, and ocean-going-vessel terms did not identify a matching measure.

No official Congress.gov bill record was found showing Ricketts introduced or co-sponsored the specific bipartisan ocean-going-vessel renewable-fuel RFS/RIN legislation.

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Senator Pete Ricketts | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 67%

AP reported that Ricketts was sworn in as U.S. senator on January 23, 2023, replacing Ben Sasse, and would serve until a 2024 special election for the remainder of the term.

This establishes the relevant federal service window for assessing whether the promise was fulfilled during Ricketts' Senate service before July 1, 2026.

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Pete Ricketts sworn in as Nebraska senator, replacing Sasse
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%