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HOUSE 2803117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Agriculture Resilience Act

Last Action
4/23/2021

Actions

  • 2021-04-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  • 2021-04-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  • 2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.
  • 2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.
  • 2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.
  • 2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.
  • 2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.
  • 2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.
  • 2021-04-22Introduced in House
  • 2021-04-22Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-04-22 (00)

Agriculture Resilience Act

This bill establishes, expands, and revises multiple programs and activities of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) primarily to reduce carbon emissions from the agriculture sector.

Specifically, USDA must finalize and implement a plan to achieve net-zero emissions from the sector by 2040. USDA must periodically review and revise the plan, as necessary, and annually report on its implementation.

Additionally, the bill expands the scope of various USDA research, extension, and education programs; conservation programs; and livestock programs to incorporate climate change adaptation and mitigation. Expanded activities include efforts to improve soil health and preserve farmland and grassland.

Further, the bill changes programs that support renewable energy in rural areas to address carbon emissions in the agriculture sector. Among these changes, the bill provides statutory authority for a program for reducing methane emissions from livestock waste that is carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency and transitions the program to USDA.

The bill also addresses food waste, for example, by (1) standardizing the voluntary labels used by food producers to indicate the date by which food should be used or discarded, and (2) making composting activities eligible for support through USDA conservation programs. Moreover, the bill establishes grants to reduce and prevent food waste in landfills and in schools.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
  • EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
  • Julia Brownley (D-CA)
  • Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
  • Steve Cohen (D-TN)
  • Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
  • Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
  • Ro Khanna (D-CA)
  • Ann Kuster (D-NH)
  • JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • Mike Quigley (D-IL)
  • Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
  • TIM RYAN (D-OH)
  • ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
  • Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
  • Peter Welch (D-VT)
  • Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
  • Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI)
  • BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Agricultural conservation and pollution
  • Agricultural education
  • Agricultural insurance
  • Agricultural marketing and promotion
  • Agricultural practices and innovations
  • Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
  • Agricultural research
  • Air quality
  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Animal protection and human-animal relationships
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Congressional oversight
  • Consumer affairs
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Education programs funding
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Elementary and secondary education
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