House Republicans blew past a deadline to release legislation that would allow the year-round sale of E15 gasoline last week, but at least one member of a panel to resolve the issue says he hopes a final deal will soon emerge.
The E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council, established last month to satisfy lawmakers threatening to vote against appropriations bills, missed its Feb. 15 deadline to release legislation allowing the year-round sale of E15, or gasoline containing up to 15 percent ethanol.
The panel’s lapse meant the House missed a deadline to vote on the legislation Wednesday. Lawmakers favoring E15 met with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Wednesday but there’s no indication when legislation could emerge or a floor vote take place.
