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HR 1290 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 12, 2023 Introduced by: Finstad, Brad Republican · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill specifies that funds provided under the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program may be used to construct or upgrade storage facilities for propane that is primarily used for agricultural production.

This Department of Agriculture loan program provides low-interest financing for agricultural producers to build or upgrade commodity storage facilities. Some agricultural producers use propane to power agricultural operations (e.g., grain dryers, irrigation engines, and barn heating).

What's happening now April 4, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 8467 Related bill Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024
  • S 621 Identical bill A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds …
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Feenstra, Randy
Iowa · Sep 12, 2023
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jul 12, 2023
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Jun 7, 2023
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · May 9, 2023
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 1, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1290: To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1290/
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"H.R. 1290: To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1290/.
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H.R. 1290, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1290/.
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[H.R. 1290: To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1290/)
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