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H.R. 7000

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7000, the Freedom to Fuel Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 9, 2026 by Rep. Barry Moore (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jan 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 7000 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb7000/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7000 IH: Freedom to Fuel Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-09
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7000  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 9, 2026   Mr. Moore of Alabama  (for himself,  Ms. Fedorchak ,  Mr. Rulli ,  Mr. Hurd of Colorado , and  Mr. Rose ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude a portable fuel container from the definition of a consumer or commercial product, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Freedom to Fuel Act  .
2.
Portable fuel container exclusion
Section 183(e)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7511b(e)(1)(B) ) is amended—
(1)
in the first sentence, by striking  The term  and inserting the following:
(i)
In general
The term
 ; and
(2)
by striking the second sentence and inserting the following:
(ii)
Exclusions
The term  consumer or commercial product  does not include the following:
(I)
A portable fuel container.
(II)
A fuel or fuel additive regulated under section 211.
(III)
A motor vehicle, non-road vehicle, or non-road engine as defined under section 216.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-01-09
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude a portable fuel container from the definition of a consumer or commercial product, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Barry Moore (R) sponsors H.R. 7000, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7000 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jan 9, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7000 has taken 2 actions since Jan 9, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 9, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 7000 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7000 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Freedom to Fuel Act — Display Title
  • Freedom to Fuel Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude a portable fuel container from the definition of a consumer or commercial product, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 26 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7000 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Education, Energy/Nuclear, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Medicare/Medicaid.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PORTABLE FUEL CONTAINER MANUFACTURER ASSOCIATIONtrade associationCalifornia12$60K
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION—District of Columbia12—
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP12$60K
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION12—
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION11—
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 26.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRANDON ARNOLD112
BRYAN RILEY112
NICHOLAS JOHNS112
PETE SEPP112
TRIPP MCKEMEY112
WILLIAM MOSCHELLA112
ALEXANDRA EDMONDS111
BRENT GARDNER111
DANIEL TILLSON111
DAVID TIMMONS111
ELIZABETH SCOTT111
FAITH BURNS111
GREGORY SUNSTRUM111
HELDER TOSTE111
KATELYN BLEDSOE111
KELLY MERKEL111
KRISTIN SKRZYCKI111
LAUREN STEWART111
MATTHEW KEENAN111
MICHAEL DINGELL111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2026 second_quarter$660K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
PORTABLE FUEL CONTAINER MANUFACTURER ASSOCIATIONBROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
PORTABLE FUEL CONTAINER MANUFACTURER ASSOCIATIONBROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNIONNATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNIONNATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7000 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7000’s is Environmental Protection.

hr7000/policy-areas.txt
Environmental ProtectionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com