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Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act

USA119th CongressHR-1854| House 
| Updated: 3/28/2025
Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (6)
Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act" requires the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to conduct a comprehensive review of its national conservation practice standards. This review, mandated to occur five years after the Act's enactment, will now specifically include an evaluation of the climate benefits associated with these standards. The bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to incorporate climate benefits as a key consideration alongside conservation innovations. It explicitly defines "climate benefit" to encompass three critical areas: the reduction of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions , an increase in carbon sequestration , and measures for mitigation against or adaptation to increased weather volatility .
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8909
Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-2757
Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-708
Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8909
    Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-2757
    Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-708
    Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act


  • March 5, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • March 5, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • March 28, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Agriculture and Food

Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act

USA119th CongressHR-1854| House 
| Updated: 3/28/2025
The "Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act" requires the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to conduct a comprehensive review of its national conservation practice standards. This review, mandated to occur five years after the Act's enactment, will now specifically include an evaluation of the climate benefits associated with these standards. The bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to incorporate climate benefits as a key consideration alongside conservation innovations. It explicitly defines "climate benefit" to encompass three critical areas: the reduction of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions , an increase in carbon sequestration , and measures for mitigation against or adaptation to increased weather volatility .
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8909
Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-2757
Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-708
Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8909
    Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-2757
    Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-708
    Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act


  • March 5, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • March 5, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • March 28, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (6)
Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted