Clean Fuels applauds bipartisan congressional letter to President Trump supporting robust 2026 RFS volumes

Clean Fuels Alliance America thanked 28 House members May 20 who sent a letter to President Donald Trump, encouraging the administration to adopt a timely, robust Renewable Fuel Standard rule for 2026 and beyond.

The bipartisan letter was led by Reps. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, and Angie Craig, D-Minnesota.

“A strong ‘Set 2’ will benefit our constituents by lowering prices at the pump, creating and maintaining U.S. biomanufacturing jobs, and driving economic growth,” the letter states. “A strong RVO will also support market growth for farmers at a time when global markets are experiencing uncertainty. The domestic biofuels industry stands ready to increase availability of affordable fuels options and support the administration’s goal of American energy dominance.”

The letter specifically supports a 2026 biobased diesel volume of 5.25 billion gallons and increasing volumes for future years, consistent with unified requests by Clean Fuels, other industry partners and RFS stakeholders.

It further asks the president to reject abuse of small-refinery exemptions (SREs) to protect demand for U.S. crops in the biofuel market, which is essential for farmers.

“Set the biomass-based diesel RVO at 5.25 billion gallons in 2026 and at increasing levels in future years (with an equivalent increase in total volumes), reflecting the rapid growth of renewable diesel and soybean-processing capacity,” the letter states.

The letter can be accessed here.

“Biodiesel and renewable diesel production is an essential market for American farmers,” said Kurt Kovarik, Clean Fuels’ vice president of federal affairs. “Clean Fuels and its members thank Reps. Ashley Hinson and Angie Craig for leading this bipartisan effort. And we appreciate EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s commitment to getting the Renewable Fuel Standard rules back on schedule.”

RFS stakeholders are unified in asking EPA to set the 2026 RFS biobased diesel volume at 5.25 billion gallons, Kovarik added, with appropriate growth for 2027 and beyond.

“That volume will support American agriculture and benefit U.S. consumers with lower fuel prices, more jobs and increased economic growth,” he said.