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FUEL Reform Act

To repeal the Department of Agriculture bioenergy subsidy programs and other related subsidy programs.

Introduced Jan 3, 2025

Latest action (Jan 31, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Referred to
Agriculture Committee Science, Space, and Technology Committee Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
Legislative subjects (13)
Alternative and renewable resourcesDepartment of AgricultureEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandForests, forestry, treesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment lending and loan guaranteesLighting, heating, coolingResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRural conditions and developmentSmall business

Summary

This bill repeals Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, which establishes the Department of Agriculture's bioenergy subsidy programs. These programs include various USDA grants and support for renewable energy and biomass projects. Repealing this title would eliminate federal funding for these agriculture-based bioenergy initiatives.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Andy Biggs’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
  • 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE $7,500
  • ULINE $6,600
  • TW LEWIS COMPANY $6,600
  • LEE BENSON $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Andy Biggs → · Outside spending →

Actions (3)
  1. Jan 31, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. · house
  2. Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. · house
  3. Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 191 — Inflation Reduction Act of 2025 (shares 13 subjects)
  • HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 8 subjects)
  • HR 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 7 subjects)
  • HR 4754 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 7 subjects)
  • HR 1326 — DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act (shares 7 subjects)
  • S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 6 subjects)
  • S 2882 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 6 subjects)
  • HR 5450 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 6 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 3101 — To repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels. · Introduced Nov 2, 2011 · Cong. 112 70%
  • HR 313 — Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act · Introduced Jan 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 2460 — Eliminating the RFS and Its Destructive Outcomes Act · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
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  • HR 5745 — End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 · Introduced Jul 11, 2012 · Cong. 112 68%
  • HR 310 — Restoring Energy Market Freedom Act · Introduced Jan 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 3, 2025

Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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

A BILL

To repeal the Department of Agriculture bioenergy subsidy programs and other related subsidy programs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Farewell to Unnecessary Energy Lifelines Reform Act of 2025” or the “FUEL Reform Act”.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BIOENERGY SUBSIDY PROGRAMS AND OTHER RELATED SUBSIDY PROGRAMS.

Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) is repealed. <all>

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