# Bill Would Require EPA to Reallocate Biofuels Gallons Lost to Waivers

> Representatives David Young and Collin Peterson introduced a bipartisan bill requiring EPA to reallocate biofuel gallons lost to small refinery waivers. The EPA granted 49 waivers for 2016 and 2017, which it says removed 2.25 billion gallons of renewable volume obligations. The bill would also require public disclosure of waiver requests.

- Date: 2018-09-07 · published 2018-09-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62923-bill-would-require-epa-to-reallocate-biofuels-gallons-lost-to-waivers
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If enacted, reallocation would restore lost biofuel demand, supporting ethanol and soybean oil prices. The bill's prospects remain uncertain, so the price effect is currently limited.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-08-23 | [Trump Administration May Consider Reallocating Biofuels Gallons Lost to Small-Refinery Waivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57448-trump-administration-may-consider-reallocating-biofuels-gallons-lost-to-small.md) | -0.6% | +2.6% |
| SBO | 2025-09-16 | [Clean Fuels Welcomes EPA Proposal to Reallocate Exempted RFS Gallons - Clean Fuels Alliance America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15092-clean-fuels-welcomes-epa-proposal-to-reallocate-exempted-rfs-gallons-clean.md) | -4.3% | -2.4% |
| SBO | 2020-03-26 | ['Astonishing': Trump EPA backs down on biofuel waivers in blow to U.S. refiners](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54007-astonishing-trump-epa-backs-down-on-biofuel-waivers-in-blow-to-u-s-refiners.md) | -2.2% | -3.9% |
| SBO | 2026-04-28 | [Iran war's boost to biofuels lifts US agriculture giants' earnings \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12290-iran-war-s-boost-to-biofuels-lifts-us-agriculture-giants-earnings-reuters.md) | +3.1% | -2.5% |
| SBO | 2025-02-20 | [US oil, biofuel groups unite to urge new Trump EPA to boost biofuel mandates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15141-us-oil-biofuel-groups-unite-to-urge-new-trump-epa-to-boost-biofuel-mandates.md) | -0.2% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2019-08-23 | [Trump Administration May Consider Reallocating Biofuels Gallons Lost to Small-Refinery Waivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57448-trump-administration-may-consider-reallocating-biofuels-gallons-lost-to-small.md) | +1.8% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2020-03-26 | ['Astonishing': Trump EPA backs down on biofuel waivers in blow to U.S. refiners](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54007-astonishing-trump-epa-backs-down-on-biofuel-waivers-in-blow-to-u-s-refiners.md) | +3.9% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2020-11-23 | [Farm, biofuel leaders file motion to hold EPA accountable on improper 2016 waiver](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50023-farm-biofuel-leaders-file-motion-to-hold-epa-accountable-on-improper-2016-waiver.md) | -1.2% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/blogs/ethanol-blog/blog-post/2018/09/07/bill-require-epa-reallocate-biofuels

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