S.1242: A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to pr

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about education
  • Introduced April 26, 2007
  • Latest Major Action April 26, 2007

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Bill Summary

Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to establish a crop insurance pilot program for experimental biofuel crops (nonpetroleum fuel source or nonpetroleum lubricant use). Amends the Farm Security and Reinvestment Act to: (1) direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and (2) authorize the Secretary to make grants to research facilities and institutions of higher...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
April 26, 2007

Introduced in the Senate by Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

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