Bill · H.R. 112· House(119-HR-112)
FUEL Reform Act
- Introduced
- 1/3/2025
- Last activity
- 1/31/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
- Sponsored by
- Andy Biggs
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Farewell to Unnecessary Energy Lifelines Reform Act of 2025" or the "FUEL Reform Act," aims to repeal certain programs. Specifically, it seeks to repeal the Department of Agriculture bioenergy subsidy programs and other related subsidy programs. To achieve this, it repeals Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite· 3 of 5
Would farmers be better off under this?-6
The bill negatively impacts farmers who rely on the repealed Department of Agriculture bioenergy subsidy programs.
Does this invest in rural communities?-6
The repeal of Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act removes specific subsidy support for rural bioenergy initiatives.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?-5
The repeal of Title IX removes federal agricultural subsidy structures that support rural energy economies.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Repeal of Subsidy Programs: The bill seeks to repeal the Department of Agriculture bioenergy subsidy programs and other related subsidy programs as outlined in Section 2.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Repeal of Title IX: The bill repeals Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.), which contains the bioenergy and related subsidy programs mentioned in Section 2.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Farmers-6Good For Rural Residents-5Good For Low Income Households-3
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development-6
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending-5
- 1/31/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
- 1/3/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced in House