Biobased Fuel Action Plan Act of 2006
Latest action · May 10, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
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.
- IntroducedMay 2, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Biobased Fuel Action Plan Act of 2006 - Directs the Biomass Research and Development Board to report to Congress on an action plan to increase the use of biobased fuel as a ground transportation fuel. Defines "biobased fuel" as a motor vehicle fuel that is produced from grain, starch, or other biomass or biogas source and is used to replace or reduce the quantity of fossil fuel in a fuel mixture used to operate a motor vehicle.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 10, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- May 9, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- May 2, 2006Introduced in House
- May 2, 2006Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Agricultural wastes
- Agriculture and Food
- Alcohol as fuel
- Biomass energy
- Cellulose
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Diesel motor
- Energy
- Energy crops
- Energy research
- Energy supplies
- Environmental Protection
- Gasoline
- Grain
- Methane
- Natural gas
- Oils and fats
- Planning
- Propane
- Refuse as fuel
- Research and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 2, 2006Introduced in House
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