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.
Latest action · Oct 16, 2007 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedJan 10, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseOct 15, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that not later than January 1, 2025, U.S. agricultural, forestry, and working land should provide from renewable resources not less than 25% of total U.S. energy consumption and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.
Cosponsors 72
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2007 to Sep 24, 2007; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
Committees 4
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 10, 2007Markup May 17, 2007Reported Sep 24, 2007 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2007 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 10, 2007Discharged Sep 24, 2007 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 2, 2007 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 10, 2007Discharged Sep 24, 2007 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2007 | |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2007 | |
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Oct 16, 2007 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2007Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Oct 15, 2007Mr. Peterson (MN) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Oct 15, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11504-11507)
- Oct 15, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 25.
- Oct 15, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11504)
- Oct 15, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 24, 2007Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 110-344, Part I.
- Sep 24, 2007Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- Sep 24, 2007Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
- Sep 24, 2007Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 120.
- Jun 1, 2007Favorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.
- May 17, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 17, 2007Ordered to be Reported.
- Feb 7, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Feb 7, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Feb 6, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
- Feb 6, 2007Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
- Feb 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- Jan 10, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 10, 2007Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2148 | Jerry Moran R-KS | Oct 16, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H11504–H11507Text printed H11504 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Collin C. Peterson D-MN, Jeff Fortenberry R-NE, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD, Steve Kagen D-WI, Tim Holden D-PA | Oct 15, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-8 | H.R. 900, PUERTO RICO DEMOCRACY ACT OF 2007; AND H.R. 1230, PUERTO RICO SELF-DETERMINATION ACT OF 2007242 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Mar 22, 2007–Apr 25, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2007Referred in Senate
- Oct 15, 2007Engrossed in House
- Sep 24, 2007Reported in House
- Jan 10, 2007Introduced 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 resolution 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.
