Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act
Latest action · May 15, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
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 14, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) include the Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy in renewable fuel program activities under such Act; (2) revise the definition of "lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions" to base the measurement of such emissions on recent observable data and consideration of regional differences of renewable fuel production, rather than on indirect land use changes; and (3) expand the definition of "renewable biomass."
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2009 to Jun 26, 2009; 41 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-AL | Bobby Bright | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-IL | Deborah L. Halvorson | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-MD | Frank Kratovil, Jr. | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-OH | John A. Boccieri | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-PA | Kathleen A. Dahlkemper | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-NC | Larry Kissell | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-MI | Mark H. Schauer | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-NY | Scott Murphy | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-MS | Travis Childers | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-ID | Walter Minnick | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | May 15, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | May 15, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | May 15, 2009 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jun 26, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 14, 2009 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- May 14, 2009Introduced in House
- May 14, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 1
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. 111-16 | HEARING TO REVIEW PENDING CLIMATE LEGISLATION267 pages | Agriculture Committee | Jun 11, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1148 | Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act | Related bill | May 21, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 2009Introduced 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 bill 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.
