,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,ricketts 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,brown1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,marshall1
 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,ms4         
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,smith1   
,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 and ,mr4
 ,rounds7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
support for the designation of ,may     
#bjbd as ,renewable ,fuels ,month to    
recognize the important role that       
renewable fuels play in reducing carbon 
impacts1 lowering fuel prices for       
consumers1 supporting rural communities1
 and lessening reliance on foreign      
adversaries4  ,whereas the ,united      
,states is the largest producer of      
biofuels in the world1 which contributes
 to the domestic economy1 creates jobs1 
and reduces greenhouse gas emissions2   
,whereas ethanol is a renewable fuel    

made of biomass from plant materials2   
,whereas1 in #bjbc1 more than #gb1dfc   
jobs in the ,united ,states were        
directly associated with the ethanol    
industry1 with an additional #cbb1jjj   
indirect and induced jobs supported     
across all sectors of the economy2      
,whereas the ethanol industry created   
#cb1ejj1jjj1jjj in household income and 
contributed more than #ed1bjj1jjj1jjj to
 the gross domestic product of the      
,united ,states2 ,whereas ethanol and   
feed co-product production provide a    
valuable market for ,united ,states     
corn1 as a typical dry mill ethanol     
plant adds nearly #b of additional value
 to every bushel of corn processed2     
,whereas ethanol use reduces greenhouse 
gas emissions by between #dd and #eb    
percent compared to gasoline1 and1 by   
displacing hydrocarbon substances like  
aromatics in gasoline1 ethanol also     
helps reduce emissions of air toxins1   
particulate matter1 carbon monoxide1    
nitrous oxides1 and exhaust             

hydrocarbons2 ,whereas1 in #bjbc1       
ethanol played a vital role in          
bolstering the energy independence of   
the ,united ,states by supplementing    
nearly #ebe1jjj1jjj barrels of crude    
oil2 ,whereas #ac of every bushel       
processed by an ethanol plant is used to
 make distillers grains1 one of the most
 efficient animal feeds available2      
,whereas biodiesel is a drop-in         
replacement for petroleum-based diesel  
fuel that is produced from renewable    
resources such as recycled cooking oil1 
soybean oil1 distillers corn oil1 canola
 oil1 and animal fats2 ,whereas         
renewable diesel is an advanced biofuel1
 made from the same feedstocks as       
biodiesel1 that reduces greenhouse gas  
emissions1 while meeting the same       
standard specification for diesel fuels 
as petroleum-based diesel2 ,whereas     
producing a total of #f1jjj1jjj1jjj     
gallons of biodiesel and renewable      
diesel would support #ahg1jjj full-time 
equivalent jobs1 with more than         

#h1hjj1jjj1jjj in wages and             
#fa1fjj1jjj1jjj in total economic       
impact2 ,whereas biodiesel and renewable
 diesel can be used in existing diesel  
engines without modification and are    
available throughout the ,united        
,states2 ,whereas advanced biofuels like
 biodiesel and renewable diesel reduce  
greenhouse gas emissions by at least #ej
 percent compared to petroleum-based    
diesel2 ,whereas biodiesel emits up to  
#hj percent less particulate matter than
 petroleum-based diesel1 improving air  
quality and health outcomes2 ,whereas   
the production of biodiesel and         
renewable diesel adds to the total      
domestic fuel supply1 reducing the price
 of all diesel fuel at the pump2        
,whereas1 without the renewable fuel    
standard helping to drive production of 
biodiesel and renewable diesel1 the     
value of soybeans grown by farmers in   
the ,united ,states would decrease by #h
 percent2 ,whereas sustainable aviation 
fuel is made from renewable biomass and 

waste resources and can deliver the     
performance of petroleum-based jet fuel2
 and ,whereas sustainable aviation fuel 
can be blended with conventional jet    
fuel and the use of sustainable or      
blended aviation fuel requires no       
infrastructure or equipment changes3    
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 supports the designation 
of ,may #bjbd as ,renewable ,fuels      
,month2 and  7#b7 recognizes-- 7,a7 the 
important role renewable fuels play in  
reducing the carbon impact of the       
,united ,states2  7,b7 the ability of   
renewable fuels to lower fuel prices for
 consumers2  7,c7 the support to rural  
communities that renewable fuel         
industries provide2 and  7,d7 the       
opportunity that the production of      
renewable fuels provides to lessen the  
reliance of the ,united ,states on      
foreign adversaries4