119-s2500

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2500 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2500

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
 include as a high-priority research and extension area research on 
 microplastics in land-applied biosolids on farmland, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 29, 2025

 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, and 
Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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 A BILL

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
 include as a high-priority research and extension area research on 
 microplastics in land-applied biosolids on farmland, 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 ``Research for Healthy Soils Act''.

SEC. 2. MICROPLASTICS IN LAND-APPLIED BIOSOLIDS ON FARMLAND.

 

Section 1672
            (d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925
            (d) ) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
 ``

    (21) Microplastics in land-applied biosolids on 
 farmland.--Research and extension grants may be made under this 
 section for the purposes of carrying out or enhancing research 
 on the agricultural impacts of plastic or plastic-coated 
 particles that are less than 5 millimeters in any dimension 
 (referred to in this paragraph as `microplastics') in land-
 applied biosolids on farmland, including--
 ``
        (A) by conducting surveys and collecting data on 
 microplastic concentration, particle size, and chemical 
 composition in land-applied biosolids on farmland;
 ``
        (B) through the development or analysis of 
 wastewater treatment techniques to filter out or 
 biodegrade microplastics from biosolids intended to be 
 used for agricultural purposes;
 ``
            (C) by conducting an analysis of the impact on 
 agricultural crops and soil health of microplastics in 
 land-applied biosolids on farmland;
 ``
            (D) by conducting research to better understand 
 how wastewater processing impacts microplastics; and
 ``
        (E) by conducting research to better understand 
 the fate, residence time, and transport of 
 microplastics on farmland.''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION 
 INITIATIVES.

 

Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended by striking ``2023'' each place it 
appears in subsection

    (e)

    (5) , subsection

    (f)

    (5) , paragraphs

    (1)
        (B) ,

    (2)
        (B) , and

    (3) of subsection

    (g) , and subsection

    (h) and inserting 
``2031''.
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