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HR 5825 112th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Alternative and renewable resources Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Government lending and loan guarantees Rural conditions and development Small business

Rural Energy Improvement Act

Introduced: May 17, 2012 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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May 30, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
May 17, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 17, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 FY2017, (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.

What's happening now May 30, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2225 Related bill A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for Amer…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 7, 2012
Walz, Timothy
· May 17, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5825: Rural Energy Improvement Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5825/
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"H.R. 5825: Rural Energy Improvement Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5825/.
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H.R. 5825, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5825/.
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[H.R. 5825: Rural Energy Improvement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5825/)
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