Last progress August 1, 2025 (4 months ago)
Introduced on August 1, 2025 by Eric Sorensen
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
This bill focuses on measuring and improving how much carbon is stored in America’s farm soils. It directs USDA to publish one clear, science‑based way to measure soil carbon within 270 days, and to offer optional, free guidance and technical help to farmers in multiple languages and in both online and paper formats. Participation is voluntary, and the data should work with USDA’s existing systems.
It also supports on‑farm trials and adds soil‑carbon work to USDA research grants. A new national soil‑carbon inventory will sample cropland, rangeland, pasture, and wetlands and publish combined (non‑identifying) results every 5 years. Landowners must consent before sampling, and personal or farm‑level data is protected.
USDA must also build a user‑friendly tool to estimate how different land management practices affect greenhouse gases and soil carbon. The tool must use real measurements, reflect local soils and weather, be available in multiple languages, and be reviewed and updated regularly, with progress reports to Congress.