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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 9, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:H.R. 8909.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H7111]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture to review the national conservation practice standards, taking into consideration the climate benefits of such standards. <i>Climate benefit</i> is defined as a reduction in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions; an increase in carbon sequestration; or mitigation against, or adaptation to, increased weather volatility.</p>]]></text>
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