Bill #

Senator/Date Introduced

Title/Description

Status

H.R.3183

Rep Pastor, Ed [AZ-4] (introduced 7/13/2009)

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

10/15/2009: Cleared for White House.

H.R.3187

Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] (introduced 7/13/2009)

Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act. To reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol.

7/13/2009: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R.3235

Rep Schauer, Mark H. [MI-7] (introduced 7/16/2009)

American Commercial Ethanol Fairness Act of 2009. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the use of ethanol in tetra ethyl ortho silicate (TEOS) production.

7/16/2009: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R.3460

Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-50] (introduced 7/31/2009)

To amend the Clean Air Act to include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include algae-based biofuel in the cellulosic biofuel producer credit.

7/31/2009: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

H.R.3523

Rep Teague, Harry [NM-2] (introduced 7/31/2009)

Biofuel Engineering Training Act.  To direct the Secretary of Energy to provide for the establishment of accreditation standards relating to biofuel engineering, to provide support for undergraduate and graduate degree programs that create the engineering skills necessary to support biofuel production, and for other purposes.

8/5/2009: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

S.1643

Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 8/6/2009)

Cleaner, Secure, and Affordable Thermal Energy Act. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the conversion of heating using oil fuel to using natural gas or biomass feedstocks, and for other purposes.

8/6/2009: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.1666

Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] (introduced 9/14/2009)

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to satisfy certain conditions before issuing to producers of mid-level ethanol blends a waiver from certain requirements under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

9/14/2009: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

H.R.3748

Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 10/7/2009)

Water Efficiency via Carbon Harvesting and Restoration (WECHAR) Act of 2009. To establish loan guarantee programs to develop biochar technology using excess plant biomass, to establish biochar demonstration projects on public land, and for other purposes.

10/13/2009: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.