3.0.0 6559 2019-11-15T21:21:57Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2008-07-22 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2008-07-22T14:27:45Z Referred to 2008-07-22T16:30:42Z Open Fuel Standard Act of 2008 110 3303 S 2008-07-22 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Identical bill CRS 2008-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-07-22 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Committee 2008-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 N K000220 Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] JACK KINGSTON R GA 1 2008-07-22 True I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 2008-07-22 True I000023 Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] BOB INGLIS R SC 4 2008-07-22 True K000364 Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] John Kuhl R NY R. "Randy" 29 2008-07-24 False B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2008-07-24 False M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2008-07-24 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2008-07-29 False B001252 Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] John Barrow D GA 12 2008-07-30 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2008-07-30 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2008-07-31 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2008-08-01 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2008-09-08 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2008-09-09 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2008-09-10 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2008-09-23 False S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2008-09-23 False C001045 Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] ANDER CRENSHAW R FL 4 2008-09-24 False S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2008-09-29 False Transportation and Public Works Alcohol as fuel Alternative energy sources Automobile industry Automobiles Biomass energy Commerce Consumer education Diesel motor Energy Fuel Labeling Transportation and Public Works 00 2008-07-22 Introduced in House 2008-10-10T19:45:17Z Open Fuel Standard Act of 2008 or the OFS Act - Amends federal transportation law to require each light-duty automobile manufacturer's annual inventory to comprise at least: (1) 50% fuel choice-enabling automobiles in years 2012-2014; and (2) 80% fuel choice-enabling automobiles in 2015, and in each subsequent year.

Defines "fuel choice-enabling automobile" as: (1) a flexible fuel automobile capable of operating on gasoline, E85, and M85; or (2) an automobile capable of operating on biodiesel fuel.

Authorizes a manufacturer to request an exemption from such requirement from the Secretary of Transportation.

Requires: (1) each manufacturer that receives an exemption to place a label on each exempted automobile; and (2) each exempted light-duty automobile delivered to a dealer and first purchaser to be accompanied with a written notification of such exemption.

]]> OFS Act Short Titles as Introduced OFS Act Short Titles as Introduced Open Fuel Standard Act of 2008 Display Title OFS Act Official Title as Introduced To require automobile manufacturers to ensure that not less that 80 percent of the automobiles manufactured or sold in the United States by each such manufacturer to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol, 85 percent methanol, or biodiesel. Introduced in House 2008-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6559ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6559ih.xml 2008-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.