US Congress Senate Bill 2225 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on March 22 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2003)
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend the Program through FY2017, (2) make nonprofit organizations eligible for assistance, (3) make assistance available to purchase unique components of renewable energy systems, (4) create a tiered loan and grant application process that reflects project size, (5) prohibit requiring a second meter for on-farm residential portions of rural projects connected to the energy grid, (6) permit the combined amount of a grant and a loan guarantee to cover all eligible activity costs, and (7) limit individual grant amounts for feasibility studies.

A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America program.

Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]

Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2003)
2012-03-22	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2002-2003)

SB2270 (Related) 2012-03-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
HB5825 (Related) 2012-05-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2225/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2225/BILLS-112s2225is.pdf