American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011
Latest action · Jun 24, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
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 26, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal the requirement that any federal agency procurement contract for an alternative or synthetic fuel, including those from nonconventional petroleum sources, for any mobility-related use (except research or testing) specify that lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the fuel must, on an ongoing basis, be less than or equal to such emissions from equivalent conventional fuel produced from conventional petroleum sources.
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to: (1) require the Secretary of Energy to report to certain congressional committees the reasons for any delayed approval of an application for a loan guarantee for a substitute natural gas, chemical feedstock, or liquid transportation fuel project; and (2) make certain substitute natural gas production facilities eligible for loan guarantees.
Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as an algae-based fuel incentive when calculating the applicable volume of renewable fuel for each calendar year, to consider each gallon of renewable biomass produced from algae to be equal to three gallons of renewable fuel if the algae-based fuel was produced using carbon dioxide captured in a manner that prevented its uncontrolled release into the atmosphere during a separate energy production process.
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD), the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to enter into multiyear procurement contracts for alternative fuels, subject to certain requirements.
Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the permitting authority, when establishing the best available control technology for a major emitting facility that is an electric generating facility located in a region in which demand for electricity has increased significantly due to the volume of electric vehicles, to take into account the extent to which emissions of a pollutant have been reduced as a result of the increased use of such vehicles.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2011 to Jul 29, 2011, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jun 22, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Jun 22, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jul 18, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Jul 18, 2011 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jul 29, 2011 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- Jun 20, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
- Jun 9, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- Jun 3, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- May 26, 2011Introduced in House
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 937 | American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Jun 7, 2011 |
| S 1043 | Oil Sands Energy Security Act of 2011 | Related bill | May 23, 2011 |
| HR 3101 | To repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels. | Related bill | Nov 2, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Defense
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Public contracts and procurement
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 26, 2011Introduced in House
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