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HR 5234 115th Congress House Agriculture and Food Administrative remedies Agricultural research Horticulture and plants

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand opportunities for algae-based research, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 8, 2018 Introduced by: Soto, Darren Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 28, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Mar 8, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to allow algae to be considered an eligible material under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).

(Under BCAP, USDA provides matching payments to assist agricultural and forest land owners and operators with the collection, harvest, storage, and transportation of eligible material for use in a biomass conversion facility. Under current law, algae is excluded from the definition of "eligible material.")

What's happening now March 28, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5373 Related bill Algae Agriculture Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5234: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand opportunities for algae-based research, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5234/
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"H.R. 5234: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand opportunities for algae-based research, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5234/.
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H.R. 5234, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5234/.
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[H.R. 5234: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand opportunities for algae-based research, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5234/)
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