Bill · S. 2467· Senate(119-S-2467)
Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 7/24/2025
- Last activity
- 7/24/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Amy Klobuchar
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2025 proposes amendments to the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The bill aims to improve assistance for the manufacturing of biorefineries, renewable chemicals, and biobased products. It expands the scope of assistance to include ultra-low-carbon and zero-carbon bioethanol. Additionally, the act introduces a competitive grant system for developing or retrofitting pilot and demonstration-scale biorefineries. The bill also adjusts funding limits and provides the Secretary with authority to waive certain feasibility studies for proven technologies.
Yes· 3 of 10
Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?+6
The bill expands assistance to include ultra-low-carbon and zero-carbon bioethanol, promoting lower carbon fuel options.
Does this invest in rural communities?+5
The bill includes potential for rural economic development as a key selection criterion for competitive grants.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+5
The bill explicitly includes rural economic development as a priority in the grant selection process.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expanded Manufacturing Assistance: The bill expands assistance to include renewable chemicals, biobased products, and specific types of bioethanol, such as ultra-low-carbon and zero-carbon bioethanol (Section 2, subsection (a)).
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New Grant Opportunities: The bill establishes competitive grants to help develop, construct, or retrofit pilot or demonstration-scale biorefineries to show they can work commercially (Section 2, subsection (c)(2)).
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Economic and Environmental Focus: The grant selection criteria include several factors that could benefit the public, such as the potential for rural economic development, positive impacts on resource conservation, public health, and the environment, and contributions to domestic energy security (Section 2, subsection (e)(1)(C)).
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Flexibility for Proven Technologies: The Secretary is given the authority to waive feasibility studies for technologies that are already proven or commercially available, which could speed up the application process (Section 2, subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) and subsection (e)(1)(B)(ii)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Funding Constraints: The Secretary's ability to make available guarantees and grants is subject to the availability of funding (Section 2, subsection (c)(3)(A)).
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Strict Grant Limits: Grants awarded under this act cannot exceed 60 percent of the total cost of the project (Section 2, subsection (e)(2)(A)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Reduces Carbon Emissions+6Improves Rural Development+5Improves Environmental Protections+4
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Rural Residents+5Good For Business Owners+4Good For Farmers+4
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+5Improves Small Business Support+3
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+4
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+2
- 7/24/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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Jerry MoranRepublican · Kansas