Biofuels Energy Independence Act of 2003
Latest action · Oct 1, 2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9077-9079)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 7, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to administer a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve to: (1) provide feedstocks in furtherance of biofuel-based energy production; and (2) support the biofuels energy industry when production is at risk due to feedstock reductions or commodity price increases. Sets forth related provisions respecting commercial commodity purchases, release of commodity stocks, and storage payments.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 7, 2003 to Jul 15, 2004; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | Jan 7, 2003 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Jan 7, 2003 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jan 27, 2003 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 27, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jan 27, 2003 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Jan 27, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jan 27, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jan 27, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 22, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 22, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | May 22, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jul 15, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jan 7, 2003 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9077-9079)
- Feb 4, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
- Jan 7, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9077 | Marcy Kaptur D-OH | Oct 1, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4102 | Marcy Kaptur D-OH | May 14, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H122 | Marcy Kaptur D-OH | Jan 8, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 20041,196 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 19, 2003–Mar 20, 2003 |
| — | AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 20041,164 pages | Appropriations Committee | Feb 26, 2003–Feb 27, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve, and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make and guarantee loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Biofuels Energy Independence Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agricultural credit
- Agricultural prices
- Agricultural surpluses
- Agriculture and Food
- Alcohol as fuel
- Alternative energy sources
- Biomass energy
- Commerce
- Economics and Public Finance
- Energy
- Energy crops
- Energy development
- Energy industries
- Energy research
- Energy storage
- Energy supplies
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Feed grains
- Feedstock
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Renewable natural resources
- Research and development
- Revolving funds
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Storage
- Wheat
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.