Duckworth: House Vote on Year-Round E15 is a Win for Consumers and Farmers

Duckworth: House Vote on Year-Round E15 is a Win for Consumers and Farmers

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of allowing the sale of year-round gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol (E15) to support American farmers, help keep consumer costs down, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect our national and energy security:

"With gas prices rising to $4.50 a gallon because of Trump's illegal war of choice, selling E15 year-round would support our farmers and offer consumers a cheaper, cleaner option at the pump while reducing our dependence on foreign oil. Prioritizing homegrown biofuels and year-round E15 encourages job growth, ensures future markets for our farmers, strengthens our national security and secures our nation's leadership in the energy sector for years to come.

"Committing to our agriculture industry and supporting our Midwest farmers is a critical element of our transition to lower emissions. After years of pushing for this policy, I'm pleased the House passed this critical legislation. And if Donald Trump is serious about keeping his promise to lower costs, he would do everything he can to help ensure this legislation passes through the Senate."

In the Senate, Duckworth has been a leader in supporting biofuels. To help increase the availability of E15 biofuels, Duckworth helped introduce the bipartisan Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 and the bipartisan Next Generations Fuel Act to allow the year-round, nationwide sale of ethanol blends higher than 10 percent. Duckworth additionally helped introduce the bipartisan Home Front Energy Independence Act to ban Russian oil and expand use and production of biofuel that's grown in the American heartland, while providing American families with a less expensive option to fuel their vehicles. In 2024, she helped introduced the Farm to Fly Act to help accelerate the production and development of SAF. Earlier this year, Duckworth slammed Republicans after Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson secretly stripped a bipartisan compromise on E15 gasoline from must-pass government funding legislation that would have supported American farmers and lowered costs. Duckworth is also a founding co-chair of the Senate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Caucus.

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