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S. 3844: Biofuels Investment Trust Fund Act

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S. 3844: Biofuels Investment Trust Fund Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-05 · Energy · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Biofuels Investment Trust Fund Act

Plain summary

Biofuels Investment Trust Fund Act - Establishes a Biofuels Investment Trust Fund consisting of transferred amounts received in the U.S. Treasury from duties collected on imports of ethyl alcohol or any mixture containing ethyl alcohol that is to be used as a fuel or in producing a mixture of gasoline and alcohol, a mixture of a special fuel and alcohol, or any other mixture to be used as a fuel (including motor fuel). Directs the Secretary of Energy to use amounts in the Trust Fund to: (1) provide assistance to farmers, producers, biorefiners, researchers, universities, and other persons or entities involved in the research, development, and deployment, or production of biofuels, especially for cellulosic ethanol production; or (2) advance research, development, and deployment of biofuels, especially cellulosic ethanol produced from biomass feedstocks.

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Official text

Biofuels Investment Trust Fund Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-s3844 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109