To facilitate the development of markets for alternative fuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel through research, development, and demonstration and data collection.
Latest action · Jul 18, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 21, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Instructs the Secretary of Energy to implement a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application regarding: (1) materials to be added to alternative biobased fuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuels to make them more compatible with existing infrastructure used to store and deliver petroleum-based fuels to the point of final sale; and (2) portable, low-cost, and accurate methods and technologies for testing of sulfur content in fuel, including Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel and Low Sulfur Diesel.
Requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop a physical properties data base and standard reference materials for alternative fuels.
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 | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jun 21, 2006 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jul 18, 2006 | |
| Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jul 18, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Jul 18, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
- Jun 21, 2006Introduced in House
- Jun 21, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Science.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-106 | A DISCUSSION DRAFT PROVIDING FOR A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF BOUTIQUE FUELS128 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 7, 2006 |
| S. Hrg. 109-865 | THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT124 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | May 19, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To facilitate the development of markets for alternative fuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel through research, development, and demonstration and data collection.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Agricultural wastes
- Agriculture and Food
- Alcohol as fuel
- Alternative energy sources
- Biomass energy
- Commercialization
- Corrosion
- Data banks
- Diesel motor
- Energy
- Energy crops
- Energy research
- Energy storage
- Energy transportation
- Environmental Protection
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- Motor vehicle pollution control
- Nitrogen oxides
- Oils and fats
- Pipelines
- Reformulated gasoline
- Refuse as fuel
- Research and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sulphur
- Technological innovations
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2006Introduced in House
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