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H.R. 1302

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1302, the GRAIN DRY Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 13, 2025 by Rep. Brad Finstad (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit, and last saw action on Mar 20, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Record

Text

H.R. 1302 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb1302/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1302 IH: Growing Rural Agricultural Infrastructure Needs to Deliver Rising Yields Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-13
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1302  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 13, 2025   Mr. Finstad  (for himself and  Mr. Costa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Growing Rural Agricultural Infrastructure Needs to Deliver Rising Yields Act   or the   GRAIN DRY Act   .
2.
Storage facility loans
Section 1614(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 8789(a) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  funds for producers  and inserting the following:
funds for—
(1)
producers
 ; and
(2)
in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting the following:
; or
(2)
agricultural producers to construct or upgrade storage facilities for propane that is primarily used for agricultural production (as such term is defined in section 4279.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this paragraph)).
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-13
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 13, 2025

hb1302/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/13/2025)

Growing Rural Agricultural Infrastructure Needs to Deliver Rising Yields Act or the GRAIN DRY Act

This bill specifies that funds provided under the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program may be used to construct or upgrade storage facilities for propane that is primarily used for agricultural production.

This Department of Agriculture loan program provides low-interest financing for agricultural producers to build or upgrade commodity storage facilities. Some agricultural producers use propane to power agricultural operations (e.g., grain dryers, irrigation engines, and barn heating).

Sponsors

Rep. Brad Finstad (R) sponsors H.R. 1302, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1302 went before 2 committees: General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee and Agriculture.

General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Referred to · Mar 20, 2025 · 39 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Feb 13, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1302 has taken 3 actions since Feb 13, 2025, the latest on Mar 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 20, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Feb 13, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 1302 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 1302.

Titles

H.R. 1302 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • GRAIN DRY Act — Display Title
  • GRAIN DRY Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Growing Rural Agricultural Infrastructure Needs to Deliver Rising Yields Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1302 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia17—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION17—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BENJAMIN NUSSDORF117
KATE GAZIANO117
MICHAEL BAKER117
LAUREN MEDLIN116
STEVEN DYKE116
RHETT JOHNSON111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$230K2nd Quarter - Termina…
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$230K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$220K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$170K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$160K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1302 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1302’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr1302/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1302, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FINSTAD:H.R. 1302.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H711]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com