---
type: "Bill"
title: "Urges U.S. President and EPA to take appropriate action, through waivers and other reforms, to allow blending of renewable fuels under the federal \"Clean Air Act.\""
description: "Urges U.S. President and EPA to take appropriate action, through waivers and other reforms, to allow blending of renewable fuels under the federal \"Clean Air Act.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "AJR 238"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 238 (219)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["ENERGY", "ENVIRONMENT", "MEMORIALIZAT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Singleton, Troy", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 6
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f790d192-df5a-48ae-8459-c524d38c10b8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b7caba81687815513bd92b9429aee61a9849b7c20fa5d09b2fab18c71f0c5c3d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey AJR 238 (219) — Urges U.S. President and EPA to take appropriate action, through waivers and other reforms, to allow blending of renewable fuels under the federal "Clean Air Act."

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/AJR/238_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-0-5) `passage`
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR123
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, JR-7 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f790d192-df5a-48ae-8459-c524d38c10b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).