US Congress House Bill 5234 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Pending: House Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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

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

Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
2018-03-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2018-03-08	House	Introduced in House

HB5373 (Related) 2018-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5234/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5234/BILLS-115hr5234ih.pdf