S. 193 · 117th Congress · Senate

Adopt GREET Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: S320)
Introduced
Feb 3, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Adopt the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation model Act or the Adopt GREET Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update the methodology used in life-cycle analyses of greenhouse gas emissions that result from the production and use of corn-based ethanol and biodiesel fuel. The EPA must update its methodology within 90 days and every five years thereafter. In the first update, the EPA must adopt the most recent Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation model (commonly referred to as the GREET model) developed by Argonne National Laboratory.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 03, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. FEB 03, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: S320)

Committees

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Environment and Public Works Committee

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Referred: Feb 3, 2021

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