To amend the Clean Air Act to include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include algae-based biofuel in the cellulosic biofuel producer credit.
Latest action · Mar 28, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Clean Air Act to include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program. Defines "algae-based biofuel," for purposes of such Act, as liquid fuel derived from the biomass of single- or multi-cellular organisms which are inherently aquatic and classified as non-vascular plants and that have lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions that are at least 60% less than the baseline for such emissions.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand the definition of cellulosic biofuel to include algae-based biofuel for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit; and (2) allow accelerated depreciation of property used to produce algae-based biofuel. Defines "algae-based biofuel" as any liquid fuel which is produced from the biomass of an algal organism (i.e., an organism that is primarily aquatic and classified as a non-vascular plant).
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2011 to Feb 8, 2012; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | David Dreier | Original | Mar 17, 2011 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Mar 17, 2011 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Mar 17, 2011 |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | Mar 17, 2011 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Mar 17, 2011 |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Original | Mar 17, 2011 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Mar 17, 2011 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Feb 8, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2011 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2011 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Mar 28, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Mar 17, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2011Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1985.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42122 | Algae’s Potential as a Transportation Biofuel Archived | Report | Jan 30, 2014 |
| R41613 | Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Issues in the 112th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 22, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1294 | Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 2011 | Related bill | Jun 29, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Clean Air Act to include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include algae-based biofuel in the cellulosic biofuel producer credit.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2011Introduced in House
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