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5/22/2007--Introduced.<br/>Biofuels Research Initiative Act of 2007 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish grants to the lead land grant university for each regional consortium. Prescribes the use of such grants. Requires each regional university consortium to provide competitive grants to Agricultural and Land Grant colleges and universities in the region of the consortium. Directs the Secretary to establish a Bio Energy Consortium led by five universities meeting specified criteria, which shall be responsible to identify talents and expertise that contribute to advancing biomass for energy.

1182830400 2007-06-26 Thu Nov 06 22:20:14 -0600 2008 introduced 43967 'land':29 'grant':30 'colleg':31 'depart':20,24 'effici':4 'energi':26 'enhanc':2 'improv':14 'purpos':37 'biomass':8 'coordin':15 'develop':11 'program':12 'univers':33 'collabor':17 'research':9 'bioenergi':6 'agricultur':22 'land-grant':28 46841 official introduced 43967 'act':4 '2007':6 'initi':3 'biofuel':1 'research':2 50572 short action 43967 1182830400 Tue Jun 26 00:00:00 -0500 2007 121529 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. E000063 1951-11-24 2034 2369 Rayburn House Office Building http://edwards.house.gov/html/contact_form_email.cfm 17 202-225-0350 Thomas 'd':4 'tx':5 '-17':6 'rep':1 'chet':9 'thoma':2,7,10 'edward':3,8,11 M 400118 Edwards Chet_Edwards Rep. Thomas Edwards [D, TX-17] 825 Chet N00005794 7738 Democrat 202-225-6105 Methodist TX Chet Thomas Edwards 4.4 http://edwards.house.gov/ C001059 1952-04-13 2770 1314 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formcosta/issue.htm 20 202-225-9308 Jim 'd':4 'ca':5 '-20':6 'jim':2,7,9 'rep':1 'costa':3,8,10 M 400618 Costa Jim_Costa Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20] 1187 N00026341 6124 Democrat 202-225-3341 CA Jim Costa 5.375 http://www.house.gov/costa/ L000043 1945-02-14 268 Nicholas 'nick':5 'lampson':2,4,7 'nichola':1,3,6 M 400229 Lampson Nick_Lampson V. Nicholas Lampson 6 Nick N00005928 5455 Democrat Catholic Nicholas Lampson CongressmanLampson action 43967 1182830400 Tue Jun 26 00:00:00 -0500 2007 121529 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. introduced 43967 1179806400 Tue May 22 00:00:00 -0500 2007 113393 action 43967 1179806400 Tue May 22 00:00:00 -0500 2007 113394 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.