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Adds a new subsection to the misbranding provisions making labels bearing noncompliant quality date or discard date phrases a violation of section 702 of the Act
Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act to add labeling violations for quality or discard date phrase noncompliance as an additional basis for action under section 4(h)
Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to add labeling violations for quality or discard date phrase noncompliance as an additional basis for action under section 1(n)
Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to redesignate and insert paragraphs recognizing composting as a conservation practice and to add related regulatory and practice standard provisions
Amends the Federal Food Donation Act of 2008 to change its purpose from 'encourage' to 'require', revise definitions, expand reporting and FAR requirements, apply the Act to Congress, add reporting transmission to OMB, and authorize appropriations
Adds a new section to Subtitle G of the Solid Waste Disposal Act establishing a grant program for large-scale composting and anaerobic digestion food waste-to-energy projects and authorizes appropriations
Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to add a school food waste reduction grant program, evaluation, reporting, and priorities
Adds a new subtitle/section establishing a Processing resilience grant program (section 210B) under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 with definitions, grant terms, application requirements, uses, outreach, federal share rules, administrative exemptions, and authorization of appropriations.
Amends section 1240M to expand purposes, update definitions to include perennial hay land and silvopasture, add program elements (technical assistance, partnerships, cooperative agreements), require training programs, and change funding sources and amounts.
Amends section 1231 to extend certain conservation reserve provisions through fiscal year 2030, set annual enrollment acreage limits for fiscal years 2026–2030, and require enrollment of specified grassland acres by September 30, 2028, with an added pilot program for long-term (30-year) contracts.
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Sets national climate and soil‑health goals for U.S. agriculture and directs USDA to produce a detailed, regularly updated plan with targets through 2030 and 2040. It creates and funds new and expanded USDA research, technical‑assistance, grant, and contracting programs to help farmers, ranchers, Tribal governments, and States reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil health, deploy on‑farm renewable energy, manage manure to cut methane, protect farmland, and reduce food loss and waste. Authorizes funding streams, reporting, and deadlines; requires state/tribal grant applicants to show federal funds will supplement (not replace) existing spending; and adds program rules, application priorities, and monitoring requirements across research, grants, easements, alternative manure management, on‑farm renewables, and food waste infrastructure and education programs.
Defines the term “Secretary” used in this Act to mean the Secretary of Agriculture.
Purpose: Prevent global warming from exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels through a national greenhouse gas emissions reduction effort in the agricultural sector.
National goal: Achieve not less than a 50% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector as compared to calendar year 2010 levels by not later than December 31, 2030.
National goal: Achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the agricultural sector by not later than December 31, 2040.
Research subgoal: Total Federal investment in public food and agriculture research and extension should at minimum triple by not later than December 31, 2030, and quadruple by not later than December 31, 2040, compared to total Federal investment for fiscal year 2023; research should strongly focus on specified climate and agricultural topics.
Primary affected groups include farmers, ranchers, and owners/operators of agricultural land who will be eligible for technical assistance, cost‑share payments, contracts (e.g., alternative manure management), and renewable energy programs. State departments of agriculture and Tribal governments are direct applicants for soil‑health grants and must demonstrate that federal grants add to existing spending; this creates planning and reporting responsibilities and may require budget adjustments at the State/Tribal level. Research institutions, cooperative extension systems, and partner universities will see expanded opportunities and funding to conduct climate‑related agricultural research and demonstrations. School districts and entities that build composting or anaerobic digestion infrastructure can obtain grants to measure and reduce food waste, creating new operational activities and potential capital projects.
On the federal side, USDA must create or expand networks, centers, and reporting systems, administer competitive grant programs, produce studies and carbon‑accounting guidance, and track progress toward national targets — increasing agency workload and requiring administrative capacity. Counties and local communities near prioritized projects may experience co‑benefits (job creation, improved waste management, reduced odors) or perceived burdens from infrastructure siting. The bill’s requirements for grants to supplement existing spending and for monitoring/audits raise the administrative costs and planning needs for recipients. Environmental benefits could include reduced methane and other greenhouse gas emissions, better soil health and water retention, increased on‑farm renewable energy generation, and reduced food loss — but outcomes depend on sustained funding, program uptake, and effective technical assistance. Equity and outreach priorities (e.g., support near underserved or low‑income communities) can direct benefits to vulnerable areas, but may also require targeted engagement resources.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced April 29, 2025 by Chellie Pingree · Last progress April 29, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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