Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013
Latest action · Sep 24, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
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.
- IntroducedJun 6, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the biobased markets program to: (1) extend program funding through FY2018, (2) increase the number of categories of biobased products designated and individual biobased products eligible for preferred purchasing, and (3) provide for a program of biobased product education and promotion activities.
Amends the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend Program funding through FY2018; (2) make nonprofit organizations eligible for assistance; (3) provide loan guarantees and grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy system purchases, with a tiered loan and grant application process that reflects project cost; and (4) permit the combined amount of a grant and a loan guarantee to cover all eligible activity costs.
Extends funding through FY2018 for: (1) biorefinery assistance, (2) the biodiesel fuel education program, (3) biomass research and development, (4) the Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative, (5) the biomass crop assistance program, (6) the forest biomass for energy program, (7) the community wood energy program, and (8) the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 6, 2013 to Jun 27, 2013; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jun 6, 2013 |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Original | Jun 6, 2013 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Jun 6, 2013 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jun 6, 2013 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jun 6, 2013 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jun 6, 2013 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Jun 6, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Jun 6, 2013 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | Jun 6, 2013 |
| D-IL | William L. Enyart | Original | Jun 6, 2013 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 10, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Jun 10, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jun 18, 2013 |
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 Jun 6, 2013 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Jun 25, 2013 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jun 6, 2013 |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jun 6, 2013 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Sep 24, 2013 | |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jun 6, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Jun 25, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
- Jun 6, 2013Introduced in House
- Jun 6, 2013Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, and the Budget, 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 H3252.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 860 | Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013 | Related bill | May 6, 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 improve energy programs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Agricultural research
- Agriculture and Food
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Census and government statistics
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Economic performance and conditions
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Employee hiring
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- Product development and innovation
- Public contracts and procurement
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Rural conditions and development
- Small business
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 6, 2013Introduced in House
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