SCONRES 97 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.

Introduced Jun 7, 2006 Originated Senate Sponsor Chuck Grassley R-IA

Latest action · Jun 7, 2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5605-5606)

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.

IntroducedJun 7, 2006
Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that by January 1, 2025, U.S. agricultural, forestry, and working land should provide from renewable resources not less than 25% of the total U.S. energy consumption and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.

Cosponsors 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 7, 2006 to Dec 8, 2006; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-IL	Barack Obama	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-NE	Ben Nelson	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-ND	Byron L. Dorgan	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-NE	Chuck Hagel	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-WI	Herb Kohl	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-MO	Jim Talent	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-MA	John F. Kerry	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-SD	John Thune	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-CO	Ken Salazar	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-WA	Maria Cantwell	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-OH	Mike DeWine	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-MN	Norm Coleman	Original	Jun 7, 2006
R-IN	Richard G. Lugar	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-SD	Tim Johnson	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-IA	Tom Harkin	Original	Jun 7, 2006
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton		Jul 12, 2006
D-OR	Ron Wyden		Jul 12, 2006
R-MS	Thad Cochran		Jul 12, 2006
R-MT	Conrad R. Burns		Jul 27, 2006
R-CO	Wayne Allard		Jul 31, 2006
R-AL	Jeff Sessions		Aug 1, 2006
D-MT	Max Baucus		Aug 3, 2006
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin		Aug 3, 2006
R-VT	James M. Jeffords		Sep 5, 2006
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy		Sep 5, 2006
R-PA	Rick Santorum		Sep 5, 2006
R-ID	Mike Crapo		Sep 19, 2006
D-NJ	Robert Menendez		Dec 5, 2006
D-WI	Russell D. Feingold		Dec 8, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee	Referred Jun 7, 2006

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 7, 2006Introduced in Senate
Jun 7, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5605)
Jun 7, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5605-5606)

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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
Senate	Debate and remarks S5605Text printed S5605	Chuck Grassley R-IA	Jun 7, 2006

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HCONRES 424	Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.	Identical bill	Nov 17, 2006

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 7, 2006Introduced in Senate

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