Rural Energy Improvement Act
Latest action · Apr 2, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
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 19, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Energy Improvement Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend the Program through FY2018, (2) create a tiered loan and grant application process that reflects project costs, and (3) prohibit requiring a second meter for on-farm residential portions of rural projects connected to the energy grid.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 19, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Mar 19, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Mar 19, 2013 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Apr 2, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
- Mar 19, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 H1632.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40155 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Overview and Issues Archived | Report | Nov 22, 2013 |
| R41282 | Agriculture-Based Biofuels: Overview and Emerging Issues Archived | Report | May 1, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural Energy Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2013Introduced 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.
