Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025

This bill lets gas stations sell gasoline with up to 15% ethanol (E15) all year, not just outside the summer months. It does this by extending an existing summer rule that already covers E10 (10% ethanol) so it also covers E15. This means more consistent fuel options at the pump year-round, especially in summer when rules are tight on fuel vapors that contribute to smog. States that had special carve-outs from this rule would no longer have them, but they could ask again for an exclusion after the bill becomes law. The bill updates the Clean Air Act text to change the limit from “10 percent” ethanol to “10 to 15 percent,” aligning the rule with E15 fuel.

It also helps certain small refineries with past compliance under the Renewable Fuel Standard. In some cases, the Environmental Protection Agency must return or reinstate renewable fuel credits from the 2016–2018 period to those refineries, so they can use them for future compliance or have them placed back into their EPA account system. The bill directs EPA to do this under specific conditions described in the text.

• Who is affected: Drivers and fuel retailers (more year-round access to E15), ethanol producers (larger market), states (can still seek exclusions), and small refineries (possible return of older credits) .
• What changes: E15 can be sold year-round by applying the same summer waiver used for E10; small refineries may get certain 2016–2018 compliance credits back for future use .
• When: After the bill becomes law; the credit fixes apply to the 2016–2018 compliance years as outlined in the bill .