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Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-3253| House 
| Updated: 5/7/2025
Zachary Nunn

Zachary Nunn

Republican Representative

Iowa

Cosponsors (2)
Nikki Budzinski (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, known as the Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2025, aims to significantly improve assistance for biorefinery, renewable chemical, and biobased product manufacturing by amending the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. It broadens the scope of eligible projects by explicitly including ultra-low-carbon bioethanol and zero-carbon bioethanol within the definition of advanced biofuels. Furthermore, the bill expands the focus of assistance to encompass the manufacturing of renewable chemicals and biobased products , removing the prior restriction to "technologically new" end-user products. These changes are designed to foster a wider range of innovative and sustainable agricultural-based industries. A key provision of this legislation is the introduction of competitive grants to support the development, construction, or retrofitting of pilot or demonstration-scale biorefineries. These grants are intended to help prove the commercial viability of processes that convert renewable biomass into advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biobased products. While continuing to offer loan guarantees, the bill allows for a waiver of feasibility studies for proven technologies under both loan guarantee and grant programs. Projects seeking grants will be evaluated based on criteria such as market potential, financial participation, use of innovative feedstocks or processes, environmental impact, and potential for rural economic development. The bill authorizes $100,000,000 annually for these programs for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, ensuring sustained investment in the sector.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6413
Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2023
May 7, 2025
Introduced in House
May 7, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 24, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-2467
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6413
    Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2023


  • May 7, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • May 7, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • July 24, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-2467
    Introduced in Senate

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 119-2467: Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2025

Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-3253| House 
| Updated: 5/7/2025
This bill, known as the Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2025, aims to significantly improve assistance for biorefinery, renewable chemical, and biobased product manufacturing by amending the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. It broadens the scope of eligible projects by explicitly including ultra-low-carbon bioethanol and zero-carbon bioethanol within the definition of advanced biofuels. Furthermore, the bill expands the focus of assistance to encompass the manufacturing of renewable chemicals and biobased products , removing the prior restriction to "technologically new" end-user products. These changes are designed to foster a wider range of innovative and sustainable agricultural-based industries. A key provision of this legislation is the introduction of competitive grants to support the development, construction, or retrofitting of pilot or demonstration-scale biorefineries. These grants are intended to help prove the commercial viability of processes that convert renewable biomass into advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biobased products. While continuing to offer loan guarantees, the bill allows for a waiver of feasibility studies for proven technologies under both loan guarantee and grant programs. Projects seeking grants will be evaluated based on criteria such as market potential, financial participation, use of innovative feedstocks or processes, environmental impact, and potential for rural economic development. The bill authorizes $100,000,000 annually for these programs for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, ensuring sustained investment in the sector.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6413
Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2023
May 7, 2025
Introduced in House
May 7, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 24, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-2467
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6413
    Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2023


  • May 7, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • May 7, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • July 24, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-2467
    Introduced in Senate
Zachary Nunn

Zachary Nunn

Republican Representative

Iowa

Cosponsors (2)
Nikki Budzinski (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 119-2467: Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted