Open Congress : Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research - Major Bill Actions

Bill Enacted: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-234.

Bill Vetoed: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-21T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 21, 2008: Vetoed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-20T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 20, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-15T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 15, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5620 Fresh Produce Safety Act

2008-03-13T00:00:00Z

To establish a program to assure the safety of fresh produce intended for human consumption, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5437 Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000

2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

To promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, to increase American energy independence, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4775 Compound 1080 and M-44 Elimination Act

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

To prohibit the manufacture, processing, possession, or distribution in commerce of the poison sodium fluoroacetate (known as "Compound 1080"), to provide for the collection and destruction of remaining stocks of Compound 1080, to compensate persons who turn in Compound 1080 to the Secretary of Agriculture for destruction, to prohibit the use of certain predator control devices by the federal government, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4226 Climate Stewardship and Economic Security Act of 2007

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

To accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.779 Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American Society of Agronomy.

2007-10-30T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American Society of Agronomy.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3989 Healthy Air and Clean Water Act

2007-10-29T00:00:00Z

To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce mercury, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide emissions, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3839 To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, and for other purposes.

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3044 Agrofuel Rural Energy Empowerment Act

2007-07-13T00:00:00Z

To promote the use of anaerobic digesters by agricultural producers and rural small businesses to produce renewable energy and improve environmental quality.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2938 District of Columbia Land Grant Enhancement Act of 2007

2007-06-28T00:00:00Z

To authorize grants to upgrade agriculture and food sciences facilities at the District of Columbia Land Grant University, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2950 United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007

2007-06-28T00:00:00Z

To reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2841 To amend the wetlands reserve program of the Department of Agriculture to exclude from enrollment under the program land subject to a State or local set-back requirement unless the Secretary determines that enrollment of the land is essential to restore or preserve wetlands.

2007-06-22T00:00:00Z

To amend the wetlands reserve program of the Department of Agriculture to exclude from enrollment under the program land subject to a State or local set-back requirement unless the Secretary determines that enrollment of the land is essential to restore or preserve wetlands.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2809 Rural Clean Energy Superhighways Act

2007-06-21T00:00:00Z

To ensure that the United States leads the world baseline in developing and manufacturing next generation energy technologies, to grow the economy of the United States, to create new highly trained, highly skilled American jobs, to eliminate American overdependence on foreign oil, and to address the threat of global warming.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2656 American Farm Improvement Act of 2007

2007-06-11T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2569 Rural Broadband Deployment Act

2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

To codify certain changes proposed by the Department of Agriculture to the rules governing eligibility for the rural broadband access program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2473 Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007

2007-05-24T00:00:00Z

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.