3.0.0 835 2023-01-11T13:19:23Z 2023-01-11T13:19:23Z Senate S S 2009-04-20 111 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-04-20T22:56:34Z OFS Act 111 1476 HR 2009-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Related bill CRS 2009-04-20 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2009-04-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2009-04-20 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2009-04-20 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2009-04-20 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2009-04-20 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2009-04-20 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2009-04-28 False Energy Administrative remedies Alternative and renewable resources Civil actions and liability Department of Transportation Manufacturing Motor fuels Motor vehicles Product safety and quality Energy 00 2009-04-20 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-23T15:46:41Z Open Fuel Standard Act of 2009 or the OFS Act - Requires each light-duty automobile manufacturer's annual covered 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.

Extends limited liability protection to the use of fuel containing ethanol or renewable fuel in the operation of internal combustion engines by declaring that such fuel shall not be deemed to be a defective product or subject to a failure to warn due to such ethanol or renewable fuel content, unless it violates a control or prohibition imposed under the Clean Air Act.

]]> OFS Act Display Title OFS Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require automobile manufacturers to ensure that not less than 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced OFS Act Short Titles as Introduced Open Fuel Standard Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s835is/xml/BILLS-111s835is.xml 2009-04-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.