RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION for RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2419 Peterson, MN A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. S. 36 Thune, SD A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), S. 36 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 162 Lugar, IN A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the alcohol credit and the alternative fuel credit, to amend the Clean Air Act to promote the installation of fuel pumps for E-85 fuel, to amend title 49 of the United States Code to require the manufacture of dual fueled automobiles, and for other purposes. S. 133 Obama, IL A bill to promote the national security and stability of the economy of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes. H.R. 2776 Rangel, NY A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation. H.R. 825 Weller, IL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand tax incentives for renewable fuels. H.R. 196 Pomeroy, ND A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain tax incentives for ethanol and biodiesel used as a fuel, and for other purposes. S. 875 Dorgan, ND A bill to improve energy security of the United States through a 50 percent reduction in the oil intensity of the economy of the United States by 2030 and the prudent expansion of secure oil supplies, to be achieved by raising the fuel efficiency of the vehicular transportation fleet, increasing the availability of alternative fuel sources, fostering responsible oil exploration and production, and improving international arrangements to secure the global oil supply, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 875 (110th), H.R. 196 (110th), S. 162 (110th), H.R. 2776 (110th), H.R. 825 (110th), S. 133 (110th)

Education EDU

H.R. 872 Braley, IA To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive grants to community colleges and advanced technology education centers partnering with community colleges to support the education and training of technicians in the fields of bioenergy and other agriculture-based, renewable energy resources, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 872 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 1491 Klobuchar, MN A bill to amend the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants for the installation of E-85 fuel infrastructure, and for other purposes. S. 987 Bingaman, NM A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by promoting biofuels and for other purposes. S. 859 Harkin, IA A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to award funds to study the feasibility of constructing dedicated ethanol pipelines to increase the energy, economic, and environmental security of the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 3221 Pelosi, CA A bill moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure. H.R. 792 Weller, IL A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the head of each Federal agency to ensure that, in areas in which ethanol-blended gasoline is reasonably available at a generally competitive price, the Federal agency purchases ethanol-blended gasoline containing at least 10 percent ethanol rather than nonethanol-blended gasoline, for use in vehicles used by the agency that use gasoline. H.R. 6 Rahall, WV An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers from price gouging, to increase the energy efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3221 (110th), S. 859 (110th), S. 1491 (110th), S. 987 (110th), H.R. 792 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 395 Salazar, CO A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require the Secretary of Energy to provide grants to eligible entities to carry out research, development, and demonstration projects of cellulosic ethanol and construct infrastructure that enables retail gas stations to dispense cellulosic ethanol for vehicle fuel to reduce the consumption of petroleum-based fuel. S. 1324 Obama, IL A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuel sold in the United States.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 395 (110th), S. 1324 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

S. 1106 Thune, SD A bill to extend the additional duty on ethanol, to require an investigation into certain ethanol imports, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1106 (110th)