HR 4227
107th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural subsidies
Alcohol as fuel
Alternative fuels
Barley
Business records
Commerce
Corn
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Energy industries
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Grain
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Rice
Seeds
Sorghum
Soybeans
Subsidies
To codify and extend the current Department of Agriculture program to promote the use of agricultural commodities by bioenergy producers, particularly small-scale producers, to produce ethanol and biodiesel fuels.
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 22, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Apr 22, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Apr 22, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Apr 15, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 15, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to continue the Department of Agriculture program to promote the use of eligible agricultural commodities (as defined by this Act) by ethanol and biodiesel fuel producers through FY 2011. Gives priority to producers with less than 65,000 gallon annual production capacity. Caps annual fiscal year payments to a producer at $10 million.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.