Our Policy Priorities:
America's Energy Future
Smart, forward-looking policies can unlock the full potential of sustainable aviation fuel and strengthen U.S. energy leadership, empower farmers and rural communities, create jobs, and secure American energy dominance.
America is at a pivotal moment for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
As global demand for alternative aviation fuels continues to grow, the United States has a strategic opportunity to lead in scaling this essential source of American energy.
SAF is an American innovation, yet current federal policies fall short of unlocking the private sector investment needed to scale domestic production.
Working with Congress and the administration, the SAF Coalition is advancing solutions that strengthen American energy leadership, support farmers and rural economies, and accelerate the production, distribution, and use of SAF nationwide.
Scaling SAF could deliver:
Nearly 100,000 American jobs
New markets for U.S. farmers
Infrastructure-ready growth
More American-made jet fuel
WHAT WE SUPPORT
Extend and enhance tax credits.
Extending and enhancing SAF tax incentives can provide the certainty needed to spur private sector investment and significantly scale the production of American-made SAF.
Embrace all feedstocks.
American innovators have developed ways to create jet fuel from crops, plants, biomass, waste, captured gases, and used cooking oil. Federal policy should support an all-of-the-above approach to feedstocks and incentivize their use in SAF production.
Eliminate regulatory barriers.
From permitting to regulatory guidance, the federal government should unlock investment and expedite domestic SAF production.
FEDERAL ADVOCACY FOCUS AREAS
Legislative Focus: Securing America’s Fuels (SAF) Act (S. 3759 and H.R. 6518)
The SAF industry relies on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit to make production economically viable. The One Big Beautiful Bill extended the credit through 2029 and restricted feedstocks to those grown or produced in America, Mexico, or Canada. However, the legislation eliminated the SAF-specific bonus, cutting incentives from $1.75 per gallon to $1.00 per gallon. The SAF Coalition urges Congress to support and pass the Securing America’s Fuels (SAF) Act (S. 3759 and H.R. 6518), bipartisan and bicameral legislation designed to strengthen the SAF industry by:- Reinstating the SAF bonus credit
- Increasing incentives from $1.00 to $1.75 per gallon
- Extending the 45Z tax credit through 2033
- Encouraging long-term domestic SAF production investment
- Creating economic opportunities for American farmers
Regulatory Focus: 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit Proposed Rule
The SAF Coalition urges Congress to ensure Treasury’s proposed regulations for the 45Z credit support SAF production. These regulations should guarantee that updates to the 45ZCF-GREET model continue to recognize SAF’s value to American agriculture, incentivizing both farmers and the emerging SAF market as a long-term economic opportunity by:- Streamlining permitting and accelerating project approvals
- Improving regulatory and long-term market certainty
- Supporting private-sector investment in domestic SAF production
- Expanding domestic energy production capacity
- Recognizing and reinforcing the economic value of American agriculture
Resources
Bipartisan Support for SAF
SAF Coalition at a Glance
TAKE ACTION
Power the future of aviation by joining the SAF Coalition as a member and exploring additional opportunities to help drive the growth of sustainable aviation fuel.