Senate Bill 621
118th Congress(2023-2024)
A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 2, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
621
Congress
118
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill specifies that funds provided under the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program may be used to construct or upgrade storage facilities for propane that is primarily used for agricultural production.
This Department of Agriculture loan program provides low-interest financing for agricultural producers to build or upgrade commodity storage facilities. Some agricultural producers use propane to power agricultural operations (e.g., grain dryers, irrigation engines, and barn heating).
March 2, 2023
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03/02/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
03/02/2023
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jul 2, 2024 4:31:09 PM