Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 4/29/2025
Actions
- 2025-04-29Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- 2025-04-29Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- 2025-04-29Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- 2025-04-29Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- 2025-04-29Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- 2025-04-29Introduced in House
- 2025-04-29Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-04-29 (00)
Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
This bill establishes, expands, and revises multiple programs and activities of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) primarily to reduce carbon emissions from the agricultural 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 mitigation and adaptation. 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 agricultural sector. Among these changes, the bill provides statutory authority for the AgSTAR program for reducing methane emissions from livestock waste and requires the program to be moved from the Environmental Protection Agency 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)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Val Hoyle (D-OR)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Mike Levin (D-CA)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
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