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Before the House voted on its 2023 debt-limit bill, Republican leaders dropped a proposed repeal of credits for biodiesel, renewable diesel, and second-generation biofuels—but kept a repeal of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) credit. The House passed H.R. 2811 on April 26, 2023; that vote was not enactment of the bill.
How the bill’s treatment of biofuel credits changed
H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, was a Republican debt-limit package. An earlier proposal described by the Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN) would have eliminated several biofuel incentives, including incentives for biomass-based diesel and second-generation biofuels, as well as the SAF credit. FERN’s April 20, 2023 coverage provides that broader-proposal context.
In its report on April 26, FERN said Republican leaders relented in the hours before the roll call on eliminating credits for biodiesel, renewable diesel, and second-generation biofuels. The amended bill nevertheless retained a repeal of the SAF credit. FERN’s April 26 report described the SAF credit targeted for repeal as $1.25 per gallon. That is the amount reported at the time, not a statement about current law or eligibility.
What the amended bill said about each credit
| Policy bucket | Treatment in the House bill episode |
|---|---|
| Biodiesel, renewable diesel, and second-generation biofuel credits | FERN reported that leaders dropped the proposed elimination before the House vote. |
| Sustainable aviation fuel credit | Section 229 retained repeal of the credit under Internal Revenue Code section 40B and made a coordination change to section 40A concerning aviation fuel treated as renewable diesel. |
The Congressional Record’s amended bill text labels section 229, “Repeal of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credit.” The Congressional Record text for H.R. 2811 is the source for the section’s contents.
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House passage did not make the bill law
The House Clerk records roll call 199 on April 26, 2023, as a vote “On Passage” of H.R. 2811, with the result listed as P. The House Clerk’s roll-call record establishes passage by the House, not enactment. The episode therefore shows which repeal provisions remained in the House-passed proposal; it does not establish that those provisions became law.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What this episode does—and does not—establish
The record supports a specific account of the bill’s treatment of the credits: three categories of proposed repeals were dropped, while the SAF repeal remained in the House text. The sources cited here do not establish why Republican leaders changed course, and they do not determine the present status of any biofuel tax credit. No claim about current eligibility, later law, savings, production, or emissions follows from this House vote alone.
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