The National Business Aviation Association welcomed a bipartisan Senate bill that would restore the full value of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit and extend the incentive for eight years.
The new Senate bill, titled the Securing America’s Fuels Act, would return the credit to $1.75 per gallon and extend it through 2033 – key steps to scaling domestic production of the low-carbon fuel.
The legislation – co-sponsored by Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) – is the companion bill to the Securing America’s Fuels Act (SAF Act) introduced last year in the House of Representatives by Reps. Mike Flood (R-01-NE) and Sharice Davids (D-03-KS).
Both the Senate and House proposals follow congressional passage of legislation in 2025 that extended the 45Z tax credit but reduced its value, rendering many new SAF projects less financially feasible.
Sustainable aviation fuels have the potential to reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from aviation by up to 80% over legacy fuels.
