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S. 23 - Biofuels Security Act of 2007

Energy. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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A bill to promote renewable fuel and energy security of the United States, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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The bill has been introduced. 
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Biofuels Security Act of 2007

S. 23 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to promote renewable fuel and energy security of the United States, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to promote renewable fuel and energy security of the United States, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Biofuels Security Act of 2007
Sponsor
Thomas Harkin
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Energy
  • Administrative procedure
  • Air pollution
  • Alcohol as fuel
  • Automobile industry
  • Automobiles
  • Business
  • Department of Energy
  • Environmental protection
  • Executive departments
  • Franchises (Retail trade)
  • Fuel consumption
  • Government vehicles
  • Law
  • Motor vehicle pollution control
  • Petroleum industry
  • Public contracts
  • Restrictive trade practices
  • Service stations
  • Transportation
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Major Actions
Introduced1/04/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced1/04/2007
1/04/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
1/04/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S61-62)
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Alternate energy production & services$438,882
Automotive unions$0
$438,882

opposed this bill

Petroleum refining & marketing$1,562,310
$1,562,310

Interest groups that opposed this bill gave 3.6 times as much as interest groups that supported this bill

2 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones
2 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Biofuels Security Act of 2007

2 organizations supported this bill

American Coalition for Ethanol
Grain Net (2007, January 5). ACE Praises Introduction of Biofuels Security Act of 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2012, from Grain Net.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America

1 organization opposed this bill

National Petrochemical and Refiners Association
Bulk Transporter (2007, February 1). NPRA opposes Biofuels Security Act of 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2012, from Bulk Transporter.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$1,000$2,500
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$16,500
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
Max BaucusDMT$77,000$39,500
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$2,100$12,000
Bob BennettRUT$0$10,000
Joe BidenDDE$2,100$4,000
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,000$11,750
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$250$12,150
Barbara BoxerDCA$6,250$1,250
Sherrod BrownDOH$3,000$1,000
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$6,250
Jim BunningRKY$0$20,250
Richard BurrRNC$0$39,000
Robert ByrdDWV$250$0
Maria CantwellDWA$9,900$0
Ben CardinDMD$1,000$6,200
Tom CarperDDE$1,000$23,130
Bob CaseyDPA$0$15,150
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$3,500$47,600
Hillary ClintonDNY$5,250$17,100
Tom CoburnROK$0$11,500
William Thad CochranRMS$0$14,500
Norm ColemanRMN$15,050$46,400
Susan CollinsRME$1,250$13,700
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$10,500$5,000
Bob CorkerRTN$4,000$47,400
John CornynRTX$0$74,950
Larry CraigRID$0$6,000
Mike CrapoRID$1,000$17,000
Jim DeMintRSC$0$30,000
Chris DoddDCT$4,750$2,000
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$36,900
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$20,000
Byron DorganDND$17,100$6,000
Dick DurbinDIL$12,075$0
John EnsignRNV$500$17,000
Mike EnziRWY$0$17,300
Russ FeingoldDWI$1,000$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$9,000
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$1,000
Chuck GrassleyRIA$16,401$3,500
Judd GreggRNH$0$5,000
Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
Tom HarkinDIA$12,900$3,800
Orrin HatchRUT$5,000$18,000
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$57,050
Jim InhofeROK$500$63,050
Dan InouyeDHI$2,200$11,000
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$27,374
Tim JohnsonDSD$19,080$8,000
Ted KennedyDMA$0$8,000
John KerryDMA$4,400$250
Amy KlobucharDMN$5,000$0
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$3,000$25,050
Mary LandrieuDLA$0$35,300
Frank LautenbergDNJ$7,250$4,600
Patrick LeahyDVT$1,250$3,000
Carl LevinDMI$5,150$8,600
Joe LiebermanICT$11,229$24,000
Blanche LincolnDAR$2,250$36,000
Chester Trent LottRMS$0$14,900
Dick LugarRIN$0$3,000
Mel MartinezRFL$0$31,250
John McCainRAZ$0$1,500
Claire McCaskillDMO$2,500$2,000
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$12,300$55,750
Bob MenéndezDNJ$3,250$4,000
Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$1,250
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$3,000$15,500
Patty MurrayDWA$9,800$2,500
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$5,250$3,750
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$4,500
Barack ObamaDIL$4,000$500
Mark PryorDAR$2,500$35,950
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$1,000
Harry ReidDNV$17,600$8,500
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$2,000$92,600
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$2,300$4,000
Ken SalazarDCO$41,518$3,300
Bernie SandersIVT$1,950$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$1,000$14,000
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$13,500
Richard ShelbyRAL$0$21,500
Gordon SmithROR$22,429$34,500
Olympia SnoweRME$500$7,900
Arlen SpecterDPA$0$35,800
Debbie StabenowDMI$1,100$1,500
Ted StevensRAK$2,000$12,000
John SununuRNH$2,300$9,300
Jon TesterDMT$3,100$2,000
Craig ThomasRWY$4,200$22,500
John ThuneRSD$11,100$30,550
David VitterRLA$0$32,500
George VoinovichROH$1,500$36,250
John WarnerRVA$0$0
Jim WebbDVA$250$206
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$0$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$1,000$2,500
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$16,500
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
Max BaucusDMT$77,000$39,500
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$2,100$12,000
Bob BennettRUT$0$10,000
Joe BidenDDE$2,100$4,000
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,000$11,750
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$250$12,150
Barbara BoxerDCA$6,250$1,250
Sherrod BrownDOH$3,000$1,000
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$6,250
Jim BunningRKY$0$20,250
Richard BurrRNC$0$39,000
Robert ByrdDWV$250$0
Maria CantwellDWA$9,900$0
Ben CardinDMD$1,000$6,200
Tom CarperDDE$1,000$23,130
Bob CaseyDPA$0$15,150
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$3,500$47,600
Hillary ClintonDNY$5,250$17,100
Tom CoburnROK$0$11,500
William Thad CochranRMS$0$14,500
Norm ColemanRMN$15,050$46,400
Susan CollinsRME$1,250$13,700
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$10,500$5,000
Bob CorkerRTN$4,000$47,400
John CornynRTX$0$74,950
Larry CraigRID$0$6,000
Mike CrapoRID$1,000$17,000
Jim DeMintRSC$0$30,000
Chris DoddDCT$4,750$2,000
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$36,900
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$20,000
Byron DorganDND$17,100$6,000
Dick DurbinDIL$12,075$0
John EnsignRNV$500$17,000
Mike EnziRWY$0$17,300
Russ FeingoldDWI$1,000$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$9,000
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$1,000
Chuck GrassleyRIA$16,401$3,500
Judd GreggRNH$0$5,000
Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
Tom HarkinDIA$12,900$3,800
Orrin HatchRUT$5,000$18,000
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$57,050
Jim InhofeROK$500$63,050
Dan InouyeDHI$2,200$11,000
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$27,374
Tim JohnsonDSD$19,080$8,000
Ted KennedyDMA$0$8,000
John KerryDMA$4,400$250
Amy KlobucharDMN$5,000$0
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$3,000$25,050
Mary LandrieuDLA$0$35,300
Frank LautenbergDNJ$7,250$4,600
Patrick LeahyDVT$1,250$3,000
Carl LevinDMI$5,150$8,600
Joe LiebermanICT$11,229$24,000
Blanche LincolnDAR$2,250$36,000
Chester Trent LottRMS$0$14,900
Dick LugarRIN$0$3,000
Mel MartinezRFL$0$31,250
John McCainRAZ$0$1,500
Claire McCaskillDMO$2,500$2,000
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$12,300$55,750
Bob MenéndezDNJ$3,250$4,000
Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$1,250
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$3,000$15,500
Patty MurrayDWA$9,800$2,500
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$5,250$3,750
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$4,500
Barack ObamaDIL$4,000$500
Mark PryorDAR$2,500$35,950
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$1,000
Harry ReidDNV$17,600$8,500
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$2,000$92,600
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$2,300$4,000
Ken SalazarDCO$41,518$3,300
Bernie SandersIVT$1,950$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$1,000$14,000
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$13,500
Richard ShelbyRAL$0$21,500
Gordon SmithROR$22,429$34,500
Olympia SnoweRME$500$7,900
Arlen SpecterDPA$0$35,800
Debbie StabenowDMI$1,100$1,500
Ted StevensRAK$2,000$12,000
John SununuRNH$2,300$9,300
Jon TesterDMT$3,100$2,000
Craig ThomasRWY$4,200$22,500
John ThuneRSD$11,100$30,550
David VitterRLA$0$32,500
George VoinovichROH$1,500$36,250
John WarnerRVA$0$0
Jim WebbDVA$250$206
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$0$0

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$ Donated
Alternate energy production & services$438,882
Automotive unions$0

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$ Donated
Petroleum refining & marketing$1,562,310
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