Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act

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Mar 28, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

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Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices ActThis bill requires the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to consider climate benefits in reviews or revisions of its conservation practice standards. Climate benefits include a reduction in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, an increase in carbon sequestration, or mitigation against (or adaptation to) increased weather volatility.As background, NRCS administers most of the Department of Agriculture conservation programs, which assist producers and landowners who wish to practice conservation on agricultural lands. The NRCS conservation practice standards provide guidance and set out minimum quality criteria for implementing federally funded conservation practices.

Actions (4)

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H11000

Mar 28, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100

Mar 5, 2025

Introduced in House

Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H

Mar 5, 2025

Introduced in House

Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000

Mar 5, 2025

Subjects (1)

Agriculture and Food (Policy Area)

Cosponsors (5)

Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

(D-IN)
Aug 29, 2025

Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

(D-HI)
Apr 1, 2025

Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]

(D-FL)
Mar 5, 2025

Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]

(D-NM)
Mar 5, 2025

Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

(D-OR)
Mar 5, 2025

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Introduced in House

Mar 5, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1854 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1854

To require the Natural Resources Conservation Service to review the
national conservation practice standards, taking into consideration
climate benefits, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 5, 2025

Ms. Brownley (for herself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Salinas, and Ms.
Stansbury) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To require the Natural Resources Conservation Service to review the
national conservation practice standards, taking into consideration
climate benefits, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Agricultural Conservation
Practices Act''.

SEC. 2.

STANDARDS.

Section 1242 (h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.

(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3842

(h) ) is amended--

(1) in paragraph

(1) --
(A) in subparagraph
(A) , by striking ``1 year after
the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement
Act of 2018'' and inserting ``5 years after the date of
enactment of the Climate Agricultural Conservation
Practices Act'';
(B) in subparagraph
(C) , by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(C) in subparagraph
(D) , by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``
(E) evaluate the climate benefits of the
standards.'';

(2) in paragraph

(3)
(B) , by striking ``conservation
innovations and'' and inserting ``climate benefits,
conservation innovations, and''; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:
``

(5) Climate benefit defined.--In this subsection, the
term `climate benefit' means--
``
(A) a reduction in agricultural greenhouse gas
emissions;
``
(B) an increase in carbon sequestration; or
``
(C) mitigation against, or adaptation to,
increased weather volatility.''.
<all>

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1854 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1854

 To require the Natural Resources Conservation Service to review the 
 national conservation practice standards, taking into consideration 
 climate benefits, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 5, 2025

Ms. Brownley (for herself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Salinas, and Ms. 
 Stansbury) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To require the Natural Resources Conservation Service to review the 
 national conservation practice standards, taking into consideration 
 climate benefits, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Agricultural Conservation 
Practices Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF CLIMATE BENEFITS IN CONSERVATION PRACTICE 
 STANDARDS.

 

Section 1242

    (h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3842

    (h) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) --
        (A) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``1 year after 
 the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement 
 Act of 2018'' and inserting ``5 years after the date of 
 enactment of the Climate Agricultural Conservation 
 Practices Act'';
        (B) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``; and'' and 
 inserting a semicolon;
            (C) in subparagraph
            (D) , by striking the period at 
 the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (E) evaluate the climate benefits of the 
 standards.'';

    (2) in paragraph

    (3)
        (B) , by striking ``conservation 
 innovations and'' and inserting ``climate benefits, 
 conservation innovations, and''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (5) Climate benefit defined.--In this subsection, the 
 term `climate benefit' means--
 ``
        (A) a reduction in agricultural greenhouse gas 
 emissions;
 ``
        (B) an increase in carbon sequestration; or
 ``
            (C) mitigation against, or adaptation to, 
 increased weather volatility.''.
 <all>

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