HR 3313 United States House · 119th Congress

Protecting American Farmland Act

HR 3313, the Protecting American Farmland Act, prohibits federal agencies from using taxpayer funds to support solar energy projects that convert prime farmland. It also excludes solar installations on prime farmland from multiple federal tax credits, including the residential clean energy credit, production tax credits, and investment tax credits. The bill defines "prime farmland" using existing standards from the Farmland Protection Policy Act, directly affecting solar developers seeking federal funding or tax incentives for projects on such land. These provisions aim to prevent agricultural land conversion for solar energy development by restricting financial incentives.

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Introduced May 8, 2025 Last action May 8, 2025

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May 8, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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May 8, 2025

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