3.0.0 1337 2023-01-11T13:49:12Z 2023-01-11T13:49:12Z Senate S 2021-04-22 117 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-04-22T20:11:54Z Agriculture Resilience Act 117 2803 HR 2021-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Related bill CRS School Food Recovery Act of 2021 117 5459 HR 2021-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS Food Date Labeling Act of 2021 117 3324 S 2021-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Food Date Labeling Act of 2021 117 6167 HR 2021-12-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2021-04-22 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2021-04-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. N S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2021-04-22 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2021-04-22 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-04-22 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-04-27 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2021-07-20 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2022-11-14 False Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural education Agricultural insurance Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Agricultural research Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Animal and plant health Animal protection and human-animal relationships Charitable contributions Civil actions and liability Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional operations and organization Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Department of Agriculture Department of Health and Human Services Ecology Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Farmland Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Forests, forestry, trees Fraud offenses and financial crimes Fruit and vegetables Genetics Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Horticulture and plants Income tax credits Income tax exclusion Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Livestock Meat Minority and disadvantaged businesses Nutrition and diet Pest management Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Rural conditions and development Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Soil pollution Solid waste and recycling Technology transfer and commercialization Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Women in business Agriculture and Food 00 2021-04-22 Introduced in Senate 2022-07-22T15:45:23Z Agriculture Resilience Act of 2021

This bill establishes, expands, and revises multiple programs and activities of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) primarily to reduce carbon emissions from the agriculture sector.

Specifically, USDA must finalize and implement a plan to achieve net-zero emissions from the sector by 2040. USDA must periodically review and revise the plan, as necessary, and annually report on its implementation.

Additionally, the bill expands the scope of various USDA research, extension, and education programs; conservation programs; and livestock programs to incorporate climate change adaption and mitigation. Expanded activities include efforts to improve soil health and preserve farmland and grassland.

Further, the bill changes programs that support renewable energy in rural areas to address carbon emissions in the agriculture sector. Among these changes, the bill provides statutory authority for a program for reducing methane emissions from livestock waste that is carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency and transitions the program to USDA.

The bill also addresses food waste, for example, by (1) standardizing the voluntary labels used by food producers to indicate the date by which food should be used or discarded, and (2) making composting activities eligible for support through USDA conservation programs. Moreover, the bill establishes grants to reduce and prevent food waste in landfills and in schools.

]]> Agriculture Resilience Act of 2021 Display Title Agriculture Resilience Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to address the impact of climate change on agriculture, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Agriculture Resilience Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1337is/xml/BILLS-117s1337is.xml 2021-04-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.