S. 541 - Rural Opportunities Act of 2007
Agriculture. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Russell Feingold
- Summary:
- Promotes local and reigonal support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, foresty and land management (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Rural Opportunities Act of 2007
S. 541 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- Promotes local and reigonal support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, foresty and land management (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Rural Opportunities Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Russell Feingold
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Agriculture
- Administrative procedure
- Agricultural conservation
- Agricultural credit
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural extension work
- Agricultural innovations
- Agricultural pollution
- Agricultural research
- Agricultural subsidies
- Alternative energy sources
- Animals
- Authorization
- Biomass energy
- Broadband
- Budgets
- Business
- Cellulose
- Children
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Dairy industry
- Defense contracts
- Defense economics
- Demography
- Department of Agriculture
- Economic policy
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee training
- Energy
- Energy crops
- Environmental protection
- Executive departments
- Executive reorganization
- Farmers
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to education
- Finance
- Food
- Food relief
- Food stamps
- Forestry
- Fruit
- Government information
- Government paperwork
- Government procurement
- Government spending reductions
- Grants-in-aid
- Hazardous substances
- Higher education
- Internet
- Job training
- Law
- Livestock
- Marketing of farm produce
- Minorities
- Minority business enterprises
- Natural resources
- Organic farming
- Pest control
- Pesticides
- Produce trade
- Protection of animals
- Public contracts
- Rural affairs
- Rural economic development
- School lunch program
- Science policy
- Small farms
- Sustainable agriculture
- Technology
- Technology transfer
- Telecommunication
- Vegetables
- WIC program
- Welfare
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/08/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 2/08/2007 2/08/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1796-1800) 2/08/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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Total contributions given to Senators from Agricultural labor unions, which…
supported this bill
| Agricultural labor unions | $9,500 |
| $9,500 |
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from Agricultural labor unions interest groups, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $0 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $0 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $0 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $0 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $0 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $0 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $500 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $0 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $0 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $0 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $0 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $5,200 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $1,300 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $0 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $0 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $0 | $0 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $0 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $0 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $2,500 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $0 | $0 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $0 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $0 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $0 | $0 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $0 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $0 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $0 | $0 |
| Craig Thomas | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $0 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $0 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $0 | $0 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $0 | $0 |
