CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Brian Mast (R-FL)

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive Reid Vapor Pressure requirements with respect to calendar year 2026, and for other purposes.

H.R. 8519 · House bill Environmental Protection

A Republican bill with no cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive certain gasoline standards. The waiver specifically concerns Reid Vapor Pressure requirements. This waiver would apply to a specific period starting May 1, 2026, and ending September 15, 2026. It would lift prohibitions on the sale, supply, and transport of gasoline that exceeds the applicable standard.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +2

    Is this likely to lower the price at the pump?

    Relaxing gasoline standards can lower the costs associated with fuel production and distribution.

  • Scored +2

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    The waiver eases regulatory constraints on gasoline supply and commerce.

  • Scored +2

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    The bill reduces regulatory compliance requirements for the sale and transport of gasoline.

The opposite

  • Scored -4

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill explicitly waives established environmental standards under the Clean Air Act.

  • Scored -3

    Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?

    Waiving Reid Vapor Pressure standards allows for the sale of gasoline that may contribute more to atmospheric pollution.