3.0.0 4443 2022-12-31T05:07:04Z 2022-12-31T05:07:04Z House HR 2021-07-16 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 125 (Friday, July 16, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY:H.R. 4443.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H3633]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2021-08-11T15:15:32Z Referred to 2021-07-16T13:02:25Z COMPOST Act 117 2388 S 2021-07-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2021-08-11 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2021-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2021-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-16 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 2021-07-16 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2021-07-16 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2021-07-16 True C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2021-07-16 True B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2021-07-16 True C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2021-07-20 False L000593 Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Mike Levin D CA 49 2021-08-03 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2021-08-13 False H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2021-08-24 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2021-08-31 False S001209 Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] Abigail Spanberger D VA Davis 7 2021-09-03 False K000391 Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] Raja Krishnamoorthi D IL 8 2021-09-20 False N000192 Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] Marie Newman D IL 3 2021-09-20 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2021-09-23 False H001085 Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] Chrissy Houlahan D PA 6 2021-10-08 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2021-10-08 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2021-10-08 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2021-12-08 False Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 00 2021-07-16 Introduced in House 2022-08-08T14:45:14Z Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques Act or the COMPOST Act

This bill makes composting a conservation practice for purposes of Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs. The bill also requires USDA to establish a competitive program to award grants and loan guarantees for projects that expand access to food waste composting.

]]> COMPOST Act Official Title as Introduced To require the designation of composting as a conservation practice and activity, and to provide grants and loan guarantees for composting facilities and programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title COMPOST Act 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 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4443ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4443ih.xml 2021-08-11 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.