3.0.0 6023 2022-02-09T00:10:51Z 2022-02-09T00:10:51Z House HR 2020-02-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:H.R. 6023.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1423]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2020-03-13T14:16:51Z Referred to 2020-02-28T14:01:50Z 2020-03-13 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2020-02-28 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2020-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 N P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2020-02-28 True P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2020-07-27 False Agriculture and Food Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Farmland Solid waste and recycling Water use and supply Agriculture and Food 00 2020-02-28 Introduced in House 2021-05-11T15:37:54Z Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques Act or the COMPOST Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue regulations that designate composting as a conservation practice and a conservation activity.

USDA must also issue regulations for determining whether a community is nearby for purposes of ensuring that bringing organic waste from the community to the farm to produce compost results in a net reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

]]> COMPOST Act Display Title COMPOST Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the designation of composting as a conservation practice and conservation activity, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced COMPOST Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6023ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6023ih.xml 2020-03-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.