IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 369 
Expressing the support of Congress for the ‘‘25 x ’25’’ initiative, which 
envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands in the United States 
will provide by 2025 at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in 
the United States, and, in furtherance of the ‘‘25 x ’25’’ initiative, 
promoting the increased production of renewable energy by the forestry 
and agricultural communities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2006 
Mrs. MUSGRAVE (for herself and Mr. TANCREDO) submitted the following con-
current resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Re-
sources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the support of Congress for the ‘‘25 x ’25’’ 
initiative, which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch 
lands in the United States will provide by 2025 at least 
25 percent of the energy consumed in the United States, 
and, in furtherance of the ‘‘25 x ’25’’ initiative, pro-
moting the increased production of renewable energy by 
the forestry and agricultural communities. 
Whereas having an affordable, reliable, and plentiful energy 
supply is critical to the United States economy, including 
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the agricultural sector and domestic and international 
food production and distribution; 
Whereas current and future risks to United States energy se-
curity are mounting at the same time as domestic and 
international demands for energy resources are growing 
exponentially; 
Whereas the United States has tremendous renewable energy 
resources, including wind power, biofuels, biomass, meth-
ane digesters, ethanol, and solar; 
Whereas the development of a broad spectrum of renewable 
energy resources would benefit the environment and pro-
vide a direct economic benefit to American farmers and 
ranchers and rural communities; 
Whereas American farmers and ranchers and rural commu-
nities would experience multiple benefits from an in-
creased participation in the development and use of re-
newable energy resources, including establishing addi-
tional markets for agricultural commodities, increasing 
farm income, creating value-added uses for crops, live-
stock, and their byproducts, improving productive use of 
marginal lands, resolving air, water, and soil quality 
problems that may arise from agricultural operations, im-
proving wildlife habitat, and creating new employment 
opportunities; 
Whereas solar and wind energy can be captured on the vast 
land areas managed by American farmers and ranchers, 
and technology and production capabilities allow Amer-
ican farmers and ranchers to play a major role in ensur-
ing a fully sustainable United States energy system; 
Whereas American agriculture is well positioned to play an 
expanded role in the development and implementation of 
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new energy solutions and, with appropriate technological 
innovation, incentives, and investments, American farms 
and ranches can become the factories that produce a new 
generation of fuels to help meet United States energy 
needs; 
Whereas the ‘‘25 by ’25’’ initiative envisions American farm, 
ranch, and forest lands producing by 2025 at least 25 
percent of the energy consumed in the United States, 
while continuing to produce abundant, safe, and afford-
able food and fiber; and 
Whereas the role of farmers and ranchers as an energy pro-
ducer will have a positive effect on national security and 
trade imbalances, and will serve as a catalyst for rural 
development in the United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress endorses the ‘‘25 by ’25’’ ini-
tiative, which envisions that farm, ranch, and forestry 
lands in the United States will provide by 2025 at least 
25 percent of the energy consumed in the United States 
while continuing to produce abundant, safe, and affordable 
food and fiber, and, in furtherance of the ‘‘25 x ’25’’ ini-
tiative, commits to working collaboratively with leaders of 
the agricultural and forestry communities to promote the 
increased production of renewable energy by the agricul-
tural and forestry communities. 
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