Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Future of Agricultural Resiliency And Modernization Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to award grants to certain entities, including states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations, to carry out projects that further agricultural resiliency and modernization, such as projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions; improve air, water, and soil health; and increase carbon sequestration. Additionally, USDA must establish a program to award grants to governmental organizations and private entities in the agricultural sector to carry out at least 10 pilot projects with the potential to reduce or sequester greenhouse emissions that convert and valorize tree nut harvest by-products and waste into multiple higher value biocarbon products, including sustainable industrial applications, agrochemicals, repurposing process heat, energy, and construction materials.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural equipment and machineryAgricultural researchAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental technologyFiresFloods and storm protectionNatural disastersPest managementSoil pollutionWater qualityWater use and supply
Future of Agricultural Resiliency And Modernization Act
USA116th CongressHR-7482| House
| Updated: 8/13/2020
Future of Agricultural Resiliency And Modernization Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to award grants to certain entities, including states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations, to carry out projects that further agricultural resiliency and modernization, such as projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions; improve air, water, and soil health; and increase carbon sequestration. Additionally, USDA must establish a program to award grants to governmental organizations and private entities in the agricultural sector to carry out at least 10 pilot projects with the potential to reduce or sequester greenhouse emissions that convert and valorize tree nut harvest by-products and waste into multiple higher value biocarbon products, including sustainable industrial applications, agrochemicals, repurposing process heat, energy, and construction materials.
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee
Agriculture and Food
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural equipment and machineryAgricultural researchAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental technologyFiresFloods and storm protectionNatural disastersPest managementSoil pollutionWater qualityWater use and supply