3.0.0 2656 2023-01-12T17:53:02Z 2023-01-12T17:53:02Z House H HR 2007-06-11 110 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2008-04-25T18:25:44Z Referred to 2007-06-11T16:30:15Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2007-06-11T20:23:29Z Referred to 2007-06-11T16:30:20Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-06-11T16:30:25Z 2008-04-25 hsag00 Agriculture Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from USDA. Committee 2008-04-25 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. Committee 2007-06-11 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Committee 2007-06-11 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2007-06-11 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-06-11 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-11 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2007-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001164 Rep. Mahoney, Tim [D-FL-16] Tim Mahoney D FL 16 N P000586 Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] ADAM PUTNAM R FL H. 12 2007-06-11 True Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Agricultural conservation Agricultural prices Agricultural subsidies Agricultural wastes Alcohol as fuel Alternative energy sources Biomass energy Building construction Cellulose Commercialization Construction costs Department of Agriculture Economics and Public Finance Energy Energy crops Energy facilities Energy research Environmental Protection Farm lands Farmers Federally-guaranteed loans Government Operations and Politics Government lending Law Oils and fats Public Lands and Natural Resources Refuse as fuel Research and development Science, Technology, Communications Agriculture and Food 00 2007-06-11 Introduced in House 2007-07-26T18:09:12Z American Farm Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Farmland Stewardship Process whose purposes shall be to: (1) enable conservation programs to be responsive to local and site-specific conditions; (2) reduce administrative procedures and costs; and (3) coordinate multiple conservation programs and develop a delivery mechanism which can be applied to individual owners, operators, or producers. Sets forth program provisions.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) enter into stewardship conservation agreements with owners, operators, and producers; and (2) make rural land stewardship implementation grants (from funds available for the farmland protection program).

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000, the Clean Air Act, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, and Executive Order 13134 to harmonize specified definitions, including "biomass," "renewable biomass," "cellulosic biomass," and "cellulosic feedstock."

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary to: (1) guarantee loans made by private institutions for construction of facilities to process and convert cellulosic biomass materials directly into alcohol-based fuels, bio-fuels, or other commercial products; and (2) make grants, loans, and loan guarantees to farm owners and tenants for the purchase and installation of equipment and the construction of facilities for processing animal wastes and byproducts into liquid fuel, energy, and other commercial products.

Amends the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 to include the production of crops grown for cellulosic feedstock and biomass (energy crops) in the biomass research and development initiative.

]]> American Farm Improvement Act of 2007 Display Title American Farm Improvement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To enhance the ongoing profitability and viability of America's farms, forests, and ranches by making conservation activities more cost-effective and efficient, by creating new revenue opportunities through biofuels, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced American Farm Improvement Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2656ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2656ih.xml 2008-04-25 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.