To promote the use of anaerobic digesters by agricultural producers and rural small businesses to produce renewable energy and improve environmental quality.
Latest action · Feb 17, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
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 4, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans, loan guarantees, and grants to farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses to promote the use of anaerobic digesters to produce renewable energy.
Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to include the establishment of anaerobic digesters in the list of structural practices recognized under the environmental quality incentives program for agriculture.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 4, 2005 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Feb 17, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote the use of anaerobic digesters by agricultural producers and rural small businesses to produce renewable energy and improve environmental quality.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agricultural conservation
- Agricultural subsidies
- Agricultural wastes
- Agriculture and Food
- Alternative energy sources
- Economics and Public Finance
- Energy
- Environmental Protection
- Farm manure
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government lending
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Refuse and refuse disposal
- Refuse as fuel
- Small business
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
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