Fuels Security Act of 2005

The Fuels Security Act of 2005 (S. 650) was designed to reduce national dependence on foreign oil by increasing the use of renewable fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, in the American transportation sector. The bill would have required motor vehicle fuel sold in the United States to contain a specific minimum volume of renewable fuel and mandated that federal agencies prioritize purchasing these blends for their vehicle fleets.

For everyday citizens, this legislation aimed to change the composition of gasoline at the pump by removing the federal requirement for oxygenates in reformulated gasoline while establishing new standards to control toxic air pollutants. Additionally, the bill sought to provide states with more flexibility to manage their own fuel requirements and created a credit-trading system for refineries to meet these new environmental and energy standards. While introduced in 2005, the bill did not advance past the committee stage.