H.R.90: To provide for Federal research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities to enable the development of farms that are net producers of both food and energy, and for other purposes.

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Bill Summary

Directs the Secretary of Energy to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to: (1) develop recommendations for evaluation measures and criteria for programs under this Act; and (2) evaluate the feasibility of prize and best practices award programs as tools to promote self-powered farms. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish an award program for up to 30 state agricultural research programs for self-powered farm...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology
Referred to House Agriculture
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
Jan. 5, 2011

Introduced in the House by Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-Md.)

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