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H.R. 2208: Coal Liquid Fuel Act

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H.R. 2208: Coal Liquid Fuel Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-05-08 · Energy · Latest: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Roskam. Petition No: 110-12. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/110/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis12.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-05-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Roskam. Petition No: 110-12. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/110/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis12.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Coal Liquid Fuel Act

Plain summary

Coal Liquid Fuel Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into: (1) standby loan agreements with up to six qualifying CTL projects, at least one of which shall be owned by two or more small coal producers; and (2) a profit-sharing agreement with the project at the time the standby loan agreement is executed. Defines "qualifying CTL project" as: (1) a commercial-scale project that converts coal to liquid or gaseous transportation fuels; or (2) not more than one project at a facility that converts petroleum refinery waste products, including petroleum coke, into liquids or gaseous transportation fuels, and demonstrates the capture, sequestration, or disposition of carbon dioxide produced in the conversion process.

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Official text

Coal Liquid Fuel Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · 65 cosponsors

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Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Joe Wilson (R-SC) and 5 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr2208 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110