US HB4763 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-08-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Pending: House Conservation and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 28 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-08-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Pending: House Conservation and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Future of Agricultural Resiliency And Modernization Act
Sponsors
Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA] | Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA] | Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-08-18 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. |
2021-07-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
2021-07-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB5589 (Related) 2021-11-01 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 122.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4763/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr4763/BILLS-117hr4763ih.pdf |