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Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2006

Introduced: September 13, 2006 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Nov 2, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

Sep 28, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

Sep 28, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research.

Sep 13, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.

Sep 13, 2006

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2006 - Extends: (1) the conservation reserve program; (2) the wetlands reserve program; (3) the conservation security program; (4) the grassland reserve program; (5) the environmental quality incentives program; (6) the wildlife habitat incentive program; (7) the agricultural management assistance program; and (8) the organic agriculture research and extension initiative.

Establishes: (1) the cooperative conservation partnership initiative; (2) the suburban and community forestry and open space program; (3) an integrated pest management initiative; and (4) a conservation initiative for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.

Revises: (1) the farmland protection program; (2) funding for the healthy forests reserve program; and (3) the national organic certification and transition cost share program.

Makes permanent funding available for: (1) the education grant program for Hispanic-serving institutions; and (2) the fresh fruit and vegetable program.

Revises and extends the biorefinery development program.

Extends: (1) the energy audit and renewable energy development program; (2) the renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements program; (3) the Department of Agriculture bioenergy program; (4) biomass research and development; and (5) carbon cycle research.

Extends: (1) the community food project grant program; (2) the farm-to-cafeteria program; (3) WIC farmers' market nutrition program; (4) the senior farmers' market nutrition program; and (5) farmers' market promotion program.

What's happening now November 2, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

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