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HR 1273 113th 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: March 19, 2013 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Apr 2, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Mar 19, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 19, 2013
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 FY2018, (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 April 2, 2013

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1273: Rural Energy Improvement Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1273/
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"H.R. 1273: Rural Energy Improvement Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1273/.
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H.R. 1273, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1273/.
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[H.R. 1273: Rural Energy Improvement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1273/)
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