Iowa Congressman Optimistic About Year-Round E15 Fuel Legislation

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM

Iowa Representative Randy Feenstra believes Congress could soon vote on legislation allowing year-round sales of E15 ethanol fuel. The House Rural Domestic Energy Council member reports productive discussions with refiners of all sizes on Wednesday.

A congressional representative from Iowa believes legislation permitting year-round E15 ethanol fuel sales could advance quickly through Congress. Representative Randy Feenstra, who serves on the House Rural Domestic Energy Council, reported that his committee held productive discussions on Wednesday regarding the biofuel initiative.

“This is full on, year round E15 and we worked with the small, midsized and large refiners,” Feenstra stated following the meeting. The congressman indicated that negotiations involved petroleum refiners across the industry spectrum as lawmakers work to build consensus on the ethanol legislation.

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