HR 1854 · 119th Congress · Agriculture and Food
Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.(2025-03-28)
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Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act This 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.…
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