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S. 2216 112th Congress Senate

Rural Energy Savings Program Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that will use th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans to consumers to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures to promote energy cost savings and rural development.

Introduced: March 21, 2012 Introduced by: Jeff Merkley Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditConsumer creditEnergy efficiency and conservationGovernment lending and loan guarantees
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It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 21, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 21, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Energy Savings Program Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Rural Utilities Service, to make interest-free loans to eligible entities (public power districts, public utility districts, or specified electric cooperatives that borrowed and repaid, prepaid, or are paying an electric loan made or guaranteed by the Rural Utilities Service) for loans to consumers to implement energy efficient measures.

Provides a special advance for start-up activities.

Authorizes the Secretary to contract with a qualified entity to provide verification and measurement activities and employee technical assistance and training.

Directs the Secretary to offer to enter into agreements with eligible entities, or groups of eligible entities, that have specified energy efficiency programs to establish energy efficiency loan demonstration projects.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3111 REFRESH Act of 2011
  • S 1658 REFRESH Act of 2011
  • S 3240 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2216: Rural Energy Savings Program Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2216/
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"S. 2216: Rural Energy Savings Program Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2216/.
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S. 2216, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2216/.
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