3.0.0 2216 2019-11-15T21:44:05Z 2019-11-15T21:44:05Z Senate S S 2012-03-21 112 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-03-21T16:38:46Z Rural Economic Farm and Ranch Sustainability and Hunger Act of 2011 112 3111 HR 2011-10-05 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Related bill CRS REFRESH Act of 2011 112 1658 S 2011-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 112 3240 S 2012-08-28 By Senator Stabenow from Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/02/2012. Report No. 112-203. Additional views filed. Related bill CRS 2012-03-21 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2012-03-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2012-03-21 True Agriculture and Food Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Consumer credit Energy efficiency and conservation Government lending and loan guarantees Rural conditions and development Small business Agriculture and Food 00 2012-03-21 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-26T21:32:22Z Rural Energy Savings Program Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Rural Utilities Service, to make interest-free loans to eligible entities (public power districts, public utility districts, or specified electric cooperatives that borrowed and repaid, prepaid, or are paying an electric loan made or guaranteed by the Rural Utilities Service) for loans to consumers to implement energy efficient measures.

Provides a special advance for start-up activities.

Authorizes the Secretary to contract with a qualified entity to provide verification and measurement activities and employee technical assistance and training.

Directs the Secretary to offer to enter into agreements with eligible entities, or groups of eligible entities, that have specified energy efficiency programs to establish energy efficiency loan demonstration projects.

]]> Rural Energy Savings Program Act Short Titles as Introduced Rural Energy Savings Program Act Display Title Rural Energy Savings Program Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans to consumers to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures to promote energy cost savings and rural development. Introduced in Senate 2012-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2216is/xml/BILLS-112s2216is.xml 2012-03-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.