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HEAT Act

USA118th CongressS-1495| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2023
Peter Welch

Peter Welch

Democratic Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (1)
Roger Marshall (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Heat pump Energy Assistance and Training Act or the HEAT Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an industrial heat pump program. Among other things, the program must provide technical support to farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses on (1) the use of industrial heat pumps, and (2) the availability of federal programs to assist in the adoption to using industrial heat pumps. An industrial heat pump is a vapor compression device that transforms low grade production waste heat by increasing the temperature of air or process fluid, such as water, to meet the heating needs of agricultural, industrial, or commercial processes. The bill also amends USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to specifically include the purchase and installation of industrial heat pumps. Under REAP, USDA provides (1) loan guarantees and grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements, and (2) loan guarantees to agricultural producers to purchase and install energy efficient equipment and systems for agricultural production and processing. USDA must submit an annual report to Congress describing progress made in building awareness, creating materials, and providing support for farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses under the bill.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4854
HEAT Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2706
HEAT Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1309
HEAT Act
May 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4854
    HEAT Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2706
    HEAT Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1309
    HEAT Act


  • May 9, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

HEAT Act

USA118th CongressS-1495| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2023
Heat pump Energy Assistance and Training Act or the HEAT Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an industrial heat pump program. Among other things, the program must provide technical support to farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses on (1) the use of industrial heat pumps, and (2) the availability of federal programs to assist in the adoption to using industrial heat pumps. An industrial heat pump is a vapor compression device that transforms low grade production waste heat by increasing the temperature of air or process fluid, such as water, to meet the heating needs of agricultural, industrial, or commercial processes. The bill also amends USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to specifically include the purchase and installation of industrial heat pumps. Under REAP, USDA provides (1) loan guarantees and grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements, and (2) loan guarantees to agricultural producers to purchase and install energy efficient equipment and systems for agricultural production and processing. USDA must submit an annual report to Congress describing progress made in building awareness, creating materials, and providing support for farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses under the bill.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4854
HEAT Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2706
HEAT Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1309
HEAT Act
May 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4854
    HEAT Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2706
    HEAT Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1309
    HEAT Act


  • May 9, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Peter Welch

Peter Welch

Democratic Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (1)
Roger Marshall (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted