H.Con.Res. 424: Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.
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H.Con.Res. 424: Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.
109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-07 · Energy · Latest: House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 8, 2006.
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- Who proposed it: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that by January 1, 2025, U.S. agricultural, forestry, and working land should provide from renewable resources not less than 25% of the total U.S. energy consumption and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.
Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)
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Sponsor: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · 93 cosponsors
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Jerry Moran (R-KS), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ed Case (D-HI), Jim Costa (D-CA), John Boozman (R-AR), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Sam Graves (R-MO), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT) and 33 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hconres424.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hconres>
Record fed-us-cong109-hconres424 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109