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Agriculture Resilience Act

USA116th CongressHR-5861| House 
| Updated: 2/12/2020
Chellie Pingree

Chellie Pingree

Democratic Representative

Maine

Cosponsors (28)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Committee on House Administration• Ways and Means Committee• Agriculture Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agriculture Resilience Act This bill addresses national greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts in the U.S. agriculture sector, including a national goal to achieve net-zero emissions by the year 2040. Among other things, the bill expands the purposes of federally supported agricultural research, extension, and education to include accelerating the ability of agriculture and the food system of the United States to first achieve net zero carbon emissions and then go further to be carbon positive by removing additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere; requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a national network of regional hubs for risk adaptation and mitigation to climate change; creates a soil health grant program for state and tribal governments; revises the agricultural conservation easement program to require owners that receive cost-share assistance to have a conservation plan in place that addresses applicable resource concerns for the land subject to the easement, including soil health and greenhouse gas emissions reduction; establishes an alternative manure management program to support non-digester dairy and livestock methane management strategies to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to maximize environmental benefits; directs USDA to study dual-use renewable energy systems, including an assessment on the compatibility of different species of livestock and crop types with dual-use renewable energy system designs; and provides competitive grants and technical assistance for local educational agencies to implement food waste measurement and reporting, prevention, education, and reduction projects.
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Timeline
Feb 12, 2020
Introduced in House
Feb 12, 2020
Referred 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.
  • February 12, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • February 12, 2020
    Referred 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.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5607: School Food Recovery Act of 2020
  • HR 116-3981: Food Date Labeling Act of 2019
  • S 116-2337: Food Date Labeling Act of 2019
Advisory bodiesAgricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural educationAgricultural insuranceAgricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditAgricultural researchAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightConsumer affairsDepartment of AgricultureEcologyEducation programs fundingElectric power generation and transmissionElementary and secondary educationEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFarmlandFood assistance and reliefFood supply, safety, and labelingForests, forestry, treesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHorticulture and plantsIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionLand use and conservationLivestockMeatMedical researchMinority and disadvantaged businessesNutrition and dietPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingRural conditions and developmentSmall businessSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsSolid waste and recyclingState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Agriculture Resilience Act

USA116th CongressHR-5861| House 
| Updated: 2/12/2020
Agriculture Resilience Act This bill addresses national greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts in the U.S. agriculture sector, including a national goal to achieve net-zero emissions by the year 2040. Among other things, the bill expands the purposes of federally supported agricultural research, extension, and education to include accelerating the ability of agriculture and the food system of the United States to first achieve net zero carbon emissions and then go further to be carbon positive by removing additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere; requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a national network of regional hubs for risk adaptation and mitigation to climate change; creates a soil health grant program for state and tribal governments; revises the agricultural conservation easement program to require owners that receive cost-share assistance to have a conservation plan in place that addresses applicable resource concerns for the land subject to the easement, including soil health and greenhouse gas emissions reduction; establishes an alternative manure management program to support non-digester dairy and livestock methane management strategies to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to maximize environmental benefits; directs USDA to study dual-use renewable energy systems, including an assessment on the compatibility of different species of livestock and crop types with dual-use renewable energy system designs; and provides competitive grants and technical assistance for local educational agencies to implement food waste measurement and reporting, prevention, education, and reduction projects.
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Timeline
Feb 12, 2020
Introduced in House
Feb 12, 2020
Referred 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.
  • February 12, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • February 12, 2020
    Referred 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.
Chellie Pingree

Chellie Pingree

Democratic Representative

Maine

Cosponsors (28)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Committee on House Administration• Ways and Means Committee• Agriculture Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5607: School Food Recovery Act of 2020
  • HR 116-3981: Food Date Labeling Act of 2019
  • S 116-2337: Food Date Labeling Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesAgricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural educationAgricultural insuranceAgricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditAgricultural researchAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightConsumer affairsDepartment of AgricultureEcologyEducation programs fundingElectric power generation and transmissionElementary and secondary educationEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFarmlandFood assistance and reliefFood supply, safety, and labelingForests, forestry, treesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHorticulture and plantsIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionLand use and conservationLivestockMeatMedical researchMinority and disadvantaged businessesNutrition and dietPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingRural conditions and developmentSmall businessSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsSolid waste and recyclingState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation