H.R. 547 - Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act

Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act

H.R. 547 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

This bill implements a research program for biofuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel with the intention of making them more compatible with the existing infrastructure of storage and delivery of petroleum based fuels. (by CRS)

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Title

To facilitate the development of markets for alternative fuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel through research, development, and demonstration and data collection.

Other Titles

• Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act
• Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act
• Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act
• To facilitate the development of markets for biofuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel through research and development and data collection.

Sponsor

Barton Gordon

Co-Sponsors

• Sheila Jackson-Lee
• Charles Melancon
• Ralph Hall
• Daniel Lipinski
• Nicholas Lampson
• John McHugh
• Mark Udall
• Gabrielle Giffords
• Doris Matsui
• Ben Chandler
• Russ Carnahan
• Steve Cohen
• Bob Inglis
• Michael McCaul
• Darlene Hooley

Subjects

• Energy
• Agricultural colleges
• Agricultural wastes
• Agriculture
• Air pollution
• Alcohol as fuel
• Alternative energy sources
• Aviation fuels
• Biomass energy
• Black colleges
• Budgets
• Commercialization
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Corrosion
• Data banks
• Diesel motor
• Education
• Energy crops
• Energy research
• Energy storage
• Energy transportation
• Environmental protection
• Federal aid to research
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Higher education
• Hispanic Americans
• Infrastructure
• Infrastructure (Economics)
• Materials
• Minorities
• Minority education
• Motor vehicle pollution control
• Nitrogen oxides
• Oils and fats
• Petroleum
• Pipelines
• Reformulated gasoline
• Refuse as fuel
• Research and development
• Research grants
• Science policy
• Service stations
• Solid wastes
• Sulphur
• Technological innovations
• Technology
• Transportation
• Underground storage

Related Bills

• H.Res. 133 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 547) to Facilitate the Development of Markets for Alternative Fuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel Through Research, Development, and Demonstration and Data Collection.

Major Actions

Introduced	1/18/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (13 proposed)
Passed House	2/08/2007

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Brown-Waite, Ginny amendment (A011) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/08/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Burgess amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/08/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 2 to H.R. 547	2/08/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 242 voted YES 185 voted NO 12 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 3 to H.R. 547	2/08/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 424 voted YES 0 voted NO 15 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 4 to H.R. 547	2/08/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 424 voted YES 0 voted NO 15 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 5 to H.R. 547	2/08/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 226 voted YES 201 voted NO 12 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 6 to H.R. 547	2/08/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 419 voted YES 6 voted NO 14 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 10 to H.R. 547	2/08/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 422 voted YES 3 voted NO 14 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 3 to H.R. 547	2/08/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 417 voted YES 0 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 8 to H.R. 547	2/08/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 354 voted YES 58 voted NO 22 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 4 to H.R. 547	2/08/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 385 voted YES 24 voted NO 25 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 10 to H.R. 547	2/08/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 385 voted YES 23 voted NO 26 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 547 Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act	2/08/2007	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 200 voted YES 207 voted NO 27 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 547 Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act	2/08/2007	This bill PASSED the House 400 voted YES 3 voted NO 31 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Roskam amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	1/18/2007
		1/18/2007	Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
		1/30/2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
		1/30/2007	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
		1/30/2007	Committee Hearings Held.
		2/05/2007	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science and Technology. H. Rept. 110-7.
	Put on a legislative calendar	2/05/2007	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 2.
		2/07/2007	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 133 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 547 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 or rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology now printed in the bill.
		2/08/2007	Rule H. Res. 133 passed House.
		2/08/2007	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 133.
		2/08/2007	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 547 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 or rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology now printed in the bill.
		2/08/2007	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 133 and Rule XVIII.
		2/08/2007	The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael R. McNulty to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		2/08/2007	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 547.
		2/08/2007	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Burgess.
		2/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Burgess amendment.
		2/08/2007	Amendment (A002) offered by Ms. Eshoo to the Burgess amendment (A001).
		2/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Eshoo amendment.
		2/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Rogers (MI) amendment pending reservation of a point of order.
		2/08/2007	Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Rogers (MI).
		2/08/2007	By unanimous consent, the Rogers (MI) amendment was withdrawn.
		2/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Burguss amendment pending reservation of a point of order.
		2/08/2007	Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Burgess.
		2/08/2007	Mr. Lampson raised a point of order against the Burgess amendment (A009). Mr. Lampson stated that the provisions of the Burgess amendment are not germane. The Chair sustained the point of order.
		2/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Cantor amendment pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
		2/08/2007	Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Cantor.
		2/08/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cantor amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Cantor demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		2/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Brown-Waite amendment.
		2/08/2007	Amendment (A011) offered by Ms. Brown-Waite, Ginny.
		2/08/2007	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
select this vote	Vote	2/08/2007	On agreeing to the Brown-Waite, Ginny amendment (A011) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/08/2007	On agreeing to the Burgess amendment (A001) as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/08/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Burgess amendment.
		2/08/2007	Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Burgess.
		2/08/2007	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 547.
select this vote	Vote	2/08/2007	On agreeing to the Burgess amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/08/2007	Substitute (A013) offered by Mr. Ferguson to the Burgess amendment (A012).
		2/08/2007	By unanimous consent, the Ferguson amendment was withdrawn.
		2/08/2007	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		2/08/2007	ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent that, during further proceedings in the House on H.R. 547, the Chair be authorized to reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any question that otherwise could be subjected to five-minute voting under clause 8 or 9 of rule XX. Agreed to without objection.
		2/08/2007	Mr. Westmoreland demanded a separate vote on the Hastings (FL) amendment (A003).
		2/08/2007	Mr. Westmoreland demanded a separate vote on the Weller amendment (A004).
		2/08/2007	Mr. Westmoreland demanded a separate vote on the Rogers (MI) amendment (A006).
		2/08/2007	Mr. Westmoreland demanded a separate vote on the Cantor amendment (A010).
select this vote	Vote	2/08/2007	Amendment 2 to H.R. 547
select this vote	Vote	2/08/2007	Amendment 3 to H.R. 547
select this vote	Vote	2/08/2007	Amendment 4 to H.R. 547
select this vote	Vote	2/08/2007	Amendment 5 to H.R. 547
select this vote	Vote	2/08/2007	Amendment 6 to H.R. 547
		2/08/2007	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		2/08/2007	Mr. Shimkus moved to recommit with instructions to Science and Technology.
select this vote	Vote	2/08/2007	Amendment 10 to H.R. 547
		2/08/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shimkus motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments which insert provisions allowing the inclusion of alternative fuels, specifically clean coal.
		2/08/2007	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
		2/08/2007	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
select this vote	Vote	2/08/2007	Amendment 3 to H.R. 547
select this vote	Vote	2/08/2007	Amendment 8 to H.R. 547
select this vote	Vote	2/08/2007	Amendment 4 to H.R. 547
select this vote	Vote	2/08/2007	Amendment 10 to H.R. 547
select this vote	Vote	2/08/2007	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 547 Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	2/08/2007	On Passage - House - H.R. 547 Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act
		2/09/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment.
		2/09/2007	Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Hastings (FL).
		2/09/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Price (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		2/09/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Weller amendment.
		2/09/2007	Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Weller.
		2/09/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Weller amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Weller demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		2/09/2007	Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Dent.
		2/09/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Dent amendment.
		2/09/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Dent amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Dent demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		2/09/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Rogers (MI) amendment pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
		2/09/2007	Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Rogers (MI).
		2/09/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rogers(MI) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rogers (MI) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		2/09/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Roskam amendment pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
		2/09/2007	Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Roskam.
select this vote	Vote	2/09/2007	On agreeing to the Roskam amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/12/2007	Received in the Senate.
		2/17/2007	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
	H. Amdt. 2	Burgess, Michael [R-TX26]	February 8, 2007	Offered on February 7, 2007.
	Amendment originally sought to require the EPA, as part of a research and development program, to consider issues with respect to increased volatile emissions or increased nitrogen oxide emissions. As amended by the Eshoo amendment (A002), the original text was replaced with language that requires the EPA, as part of a research and development program, to consider strategies to minimize emissions from infrastructure. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 3	Eshoo, Anna [D-CA14]	February 8, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on February 8, 2007.
	See Burgess amendment (A001) for description. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 4	Hastings, Alcee [D-FL23]	February 8, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on February 8, 2007.
	Amendment adds language which encourages the Assistant Administrator to utilize Land Grant Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions and other minority serving institutions among other resources to undertake research for programs covered by the bill. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 5	Weller, Gerald [R-IL11]	February 8, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on February 8, 2007.
	Amendment requires the EPA, as part of a research and development program, to consider issues with respect to certification by a nationally recognized testing laboratory of components for fuel dispensing devices that specifically reference compatibility with blended alcohol and other biofuels that contain greater than 15 percent alcohol. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 6	Dent, Charles [R-PA15]	February 8, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on February 8, 2007.
	Amendment directs the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to consider the challenges for design, reforming storage, handling and dispensing hydrogen fuel from various feedstocks, including biomass. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 7	Rogers, Michael [R-MI8]	February 8, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on February 8, 2007.
	Amendment requires the EPA, as part of a research and development program, to consider issues with respect to where in the fuel supply chain additives should optimally be added to fuels. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 8	Roskam, Peter [R-IL6]	February 8, 2007	Passed by voice vote on February 8, 2007.
	Amendment sought to make authorization of appropriations subject to pay as you go provisions. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 9	Rogers, Michael [R-MI8]	February 8, 2007	Withdrawn on February 8, 2007.
	An amendment to add a new section 7 providing for the establishment of an energy security fund and an alternative fuel grant program. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 10	Burgess, Michael [R-TX26]	February 8, 2007	Offered on February 7, 2007.
	Amendment sought to add a new section providing for an increase in per gallon rates for biodiesel credit. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 11	Cantor, Eric [R-VA7]	February 8, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on February 8, 2007.
	Amendment sought to add a new section 7 entitled Additional Funding. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 12	Brown-Waite, Virginia [R-FL5]	February 8, 2007	Passed by voice vote on February 8, 2007.
	Amendment sought to add a new section requiring a report to Congress. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 13	Burgess, Michael [R-TX26]	February 8, 2007	Passed by voice vote on February 8, 2007.
	Amendment sought to add a new section at the end of the bill providing that research and development under the Act shall address issues with respect to increased volatile emissions or increased nitrogen oxide emissions. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 14	Ferguson, Michael [R-NJ7]	February 8, 2007	Withdrawn on February 8, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details