Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Sustainable Agriculture Research Act This bill revises the goals of the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA). Specifically, the bill expands the goals to require AGARDA to enhance the role of agriculture in innovative voluntary resilience solutions in the United States through the development of agricultural technologies that address (1) the impact of extreme weather on crop production, (2) the expansion of the potential for long-term carbon storage through agriculture, (3) increased economic and practical feasibility for renewable and sustainable energy on farms and in the agriculture industry, and (4) increased adoption of voluntary conservation practices that sequester carbon and build on-farm climate resilience.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural researchAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAtmospheric science and weatherClimate change and greenhouse gasesFarmland
Sustainable Agriculture Research Act
USA116th CongressHR-4134| House
| Updated: 8/29/2019
Sustainable Agriculture Research Act This bill revises the goals of the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA). Specifically, the bill expands the goals to require AGARDA to enhance the role of agriculture in innovative voluntary resilience solutions in the United States through the development of agricultural technologies that address (1) the impact of extreme weather on crop production, (2) the expansion of the potential for long-term carbon storage through agriculture, (3) increased economic and practical feasibility for renewable and sustainable energy on farms and in the agriculture industry, and (4) increased adoption of voluntary conservation practices that sequester carbon and build on-farm climate resilience.
Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Agriculture and Food
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural researchAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAtmospheric science and weatherClimate change and greenhouse gasesFarmland