{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan-bill-boost-sustainable-aviation-support", "Davids, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Sustainable Aviation, Support Farmers, Grow American Jobs", "2025-12-09", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) \u2014 alongside Representatives Mike Flood (R-NE-01), Troy Carter (D-LA-02), and Tracey Mann (R-KS-01) \u2014 introduced the Securing America\u2019s Fuels (SAF) Act, bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, create economic opportunities for farmers, and reduce emissions in the transportation sector.\n\n\u201cInvesting in sustainable aviation fuel isn\u2019t just good for the environment \u2014 it\u2019s good for Kansas farmers, our communities, and our economy,\u201d said Davids. \u201cThe SAF Act ensures that clean fuel production incentives are strong and long-term so businesses, farmers, and innovators can plan for the future with confidence. The bipartisan support shows the incredible potential we have to build a healthier, stronger, and more prosperous future for generations to come.\u201d\n\n\u201cAmerica is on the cusp of the next great biofuels revolution,\u201d said Representative Mike Flood (R-NE-01). \u201cThe Securing America\u2019s Fuels Act is yet another way Congress can grow our bio economy and encourage innovation that creates great jobs across rural America. Sustainable aviation fuel will help lower emissions while expanding domestic markets for our nation\u2019s farmers, ensuring that our ag economy thrives for generations to come. I want to thank Congresswoman Davids for introducing this much-needed bill and look forward to working together to advance this commonsense, bipartisan bill through Congress.\u201d\n\nThe sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry currently relies on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit to make production economically viable. While recent legislation extended the credit for all clean fuels, it eliminated the SAF-specific bonus. To address this challenge, the SAF Act would:\n\nReinstate the SAF bonus credit eliminated under the recent federal budget, allowing qualifying SAF producers to receive up to $0.35 or $1.75 per gallon.\n\nExtend the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit for all clean fuels through 2033, providing long-term stability for the growing clean fuels industry.\n\nSAF is a game-changer for local communities, agriculture, and the transportation industry. Scaling SAF to meet U.S. goals could generate 33,000 construction jobs over five years, sustain 4,500 permanent operations jobs, and support 60,000 jobs in agriculture and logistics by 2030. SAF can also reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80 percent, delivering major environmental benefits while using existing aviation infrastructure.\n\n\"Without coordinated action between government and industry, greenhouse gas emissions will continue to increase as more people and goods fly through our skies,\u201d said Representative Troy Carter (D-LA-02). \u201cSustainable aviation fuel is an exciting, new green fuel that\u2019s creating jobs in Louisiana and driving demand for American agricultural products. I\u2019m proud to introduce this bipartisan legislation to ensure America is on track to meet the growing demand for cleaner transportation and healthier communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cSustainable aviation fuel is a worthwhile investment for American agriculture and for American energy dominance,\u201d said Representative Tracey Mann (R-KS-01). \u201cThe Securing America\u2019s Fuels Act gives Kansas farmers the certainty they need to plan, invest, and keep supplying fuel to the country and our aviation sector. I will always support legislation that supports rural communities and helps the United States continue to lead the world in producing the fuels of tomorrow.\u201d\n\nDavids co-chairs the Congressional Sustainable Aviation Caucus (CSAC), which works to reduce the aviation industry\u2019s environmental impact and maximize its financial sustainability. By leveraging federal policy, holding forums, and bringing together public and private partners, the caucus plays a key role in the integration of new technologies into the nation\u2019s aviation network.\n\nThe bipartisan legislation is endorsed by major industry and agricultural groups, including National Corn Growers Association, SAF Coalition, Airlines for America, Kansas Farm Bureau, Renew Kansas, Kansas Corn, Kansas Soybean Association, Greater New Orleans Inc., Nebraska Corn Growers Association, Nebraska Soybean Association, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Twelve, Darling Ingredients, Louisiana Farm Bureau Foundation, Advanced Biofuels Association, Global Business Travel Association, and American Sugarcane League.\n\n\u201cThe SAF Coalition applauds Reps. Sharice Davids and Mike Flood for their leadership in introducing The Securing America\u2019s Fuels Act,\u201d said Alison Graab,Executive Director, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Coalition. \u201cThis legislation continues the broad, bipartisan support for SAF in Congress and recognizes SAF\u2019s unique ability to fuel America\u2019s energy dominance while supporting American farmers. The SAF Coalition urges Congress to pass this legislation so we can grow America\u2019s rural economies, create new markets for our farmers and secure a stronger energy future for our nation.\u201d\n\n\u201cAgriculture and aviation are crucial to Kansas\u2019 economy and Kansas Farm Bureau appreciates Rep. Sharice Davids\u2019 leadership in introducing the Securing America\u2019s Fuels Act alongside Rep. Tracey Mann. Incentivizing the use of domestic crops to produce sustainable fuels creates a new market for Kansas farmers while lowering the carbon emissions of the aviation industry,\u201d said Joe Newland, President, Kansas Farm Bureau.\n\n\"The development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) holds great promise for Nebraska biofuels producers as well as Nebraska's farmers and ranchers,\u201d said Mark McHargue, President, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation. \u201cWe appreciate the leadership of Nebraska Congressman Mike Flood in offering this legislation that provides incentives that will help get this emerging industry off the ground. Nebraska Farm Bureau stands ready to work to get this legislation approved and help Nebraska become the SAF epicenter of the country.\"\n\n\u201cIt is crucial that Congress finds ways to support farmers with good domestic policy, at this time when international trade negotiations have left farmers in difficult market conditions,\u201d said Richard Fotenot, President, Louisiana Farm Bureau. \u201cCongressional policy changes can also provide relief to American consumers. The SAF Act does both. It creates consistency in domestic aviation fuel markets in a sustainable manner important to consumers. We are grateful to Congressman Carter and his colleagues for continuing to find ways to support these efforts through ideas like the SAF Act.\u201d\n\n\u201cSAF may offer a great opportunity for sugarcane farmers,\u201d said Jack Pettus, VP of Government Relations, American Sugar Cane League. \u201cOur mills use bagasse, the fibrous byproduct of recovering sugar from the sugarcane plant, to power their operations during harvest season. Our farmers have been growing and delivering this renewable fuel for over a century and we are anxious to find new uses for the excess biofuel (bagasse) that we currently produce. The American Sugar Cane League appreciates this bipartisan effort to identify and encourage demand for domestic renewable energy feedstocks in markets like aviation fuels.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Advanced Biofuels Association strongly supports this bipartisan effort to strengthen sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producers and improve the overall availability of renewable fuels for America\u2019s airline industry,\u201d said Michael McAdams, President, Advanced Biofuels Association. \u201cThis type of legislation is essential in the United States\u2019 effort to achieve its energy dominance policy agenda.\u201d\n\n\u201cDelta applauds Reps. Flood, Davids, Mann, and Carter for their leadership in introducing the Securing America's Fuels Act, which will ensure 45Z reaches its full potential and provides the critical investment certainty necessary to bring additional SAF production facilities online to meet our industry's unprecedented demand for cost-competitive, homegrown fuels,\" said Cherie Wilson, Vice President, Government Affairs - Sustainability, Delta Air Lines.\n\n\u201cU.S. airlines are grateful to Representatives Flood, Davids, Carter, and Mann for introducing legislation that would restore and extend the full 45Z tax credit,\u201d said Airlines for America. \u201cThis will stimulate private sector investment in SAF while also bolstering American energy dominance. 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