# 115-hr-5234: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand opportunities for algae-based research, and for other purposes.

115-hr-5234, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand opportunities for algae-based research, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5234
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand opportunities for algae-based research, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- Introduced: 2018-03-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to allow algae to be considered an eligible material under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). (Under BCAP, USDA provides matching payments to assist agricultural and forest land owners and operators with the collection, harvest, storage, and transportation of eligible material for use in a biomass conversion facility. Under current law, algae is excluded from the definition of "eligible material.")

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5234 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5234)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5234 (as of 2025-11-18).