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H.R. 5955 112th Congress House

Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012

Official title: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve energy programs.

Introduced: June 18, 2012 Introduced by: Marcy Kaptur Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural researchAlternative and renewable resources
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Economic performance and conditionsElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy researchForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsMinority and disadvantaged businessesPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRural conditions and developmentSmall business
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Jul 10, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Jun 27, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Jun 18, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Jun 18, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 10, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the biobased markets program to: (1) extend program funding through FY2017, (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 FY2017; (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 size; and (4) permit the combined amount of a grant and a loan guarantee to cover all eligible activity costs.

Extends funding through FY2017 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, and (7) the community wood energy program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2270 Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3
FILNER, BOB
· Jul 11, 2012
COSTELLO, JERRY
· Jun 28, 2012
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 21, 2012
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Jun 18, 2012
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 18, 2012
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Jun 18, 2012
Loebsack, David
· Jun 18, 2012
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 18, 2012
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 18, 2012
Richardson, Laura
· Jun 18, 2012
Walz, Timothy
· Jun 18, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5955: Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5955/
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"H.R. 5955: Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5955/.
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