3.0.0 651 2025-12-05T08:30:49Z 2025-12-05T08:30:49Z House H HR 2023-01-31 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/651 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. BROWNLEY:H.R. 651.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:composting[Page H577]</pre> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2023-02-23T22:21:38Z Referred To 2023-01-31T15:01:45Z 118 179 S 2023-01-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2023-02-23 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. Committee 2023-01-31 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2023-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-31 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 2023-01-31 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2023-01-31 True B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2023-01-31 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] BARBARA LEE D CA 12 2023-02-02 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2023-02-14 False K000391 Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] Raja Krishnamoorthi D IL 8 2023-02-17 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2023-03-07 False T000487 Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] Jill Tokuda D HI N. 2 2023-03-14 False S001218 Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1] Melanie Stansbury D NM Ann 1 2023-04-17 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2023-04-28 False S001226 Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] Andrea Salinas D OR 6 2023-05-09 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2023-05-09 False P000618 Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] Katie Porter D CA 47 2023-05-09 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2023-05-15 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2023-06-14 False C001131 Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] Greg Casar D TX 35 2023-06-14 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2023-06-20 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 10 2023-07-19 False T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2023-09-29 False M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] Doris Matsui D CA O. 7 2023-10-12 False H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2024-06-28 False Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2023-03-10T22:30:26Z

00 2023-01-31 Introduced in House 2023-06-01T22:41:55Z <p><strong>Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques Act or the COMPOST Act</strong></p> <p>This bill makes composting a conservation practice and activity 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.</p> <p>In awarding grants and loans guarantees, USDA must prioritize projects that include the greatest number of the following factors:</p> <ul> <li>are located in or serving a location with significant access to food waste and no or limited prior access to food waste composting;</li> <li>demonstrate the potential to create new capacity for the volume or weight of food waste collected and processed, or make significant gains in the number of people with access to food waste composting facilities or systems;</li> <li> demonstrate a plan for following best management practices and producing a high-quality compost product;</li> <li>incorporate the participation of small and diverse businesses (e.g., minority-, woman-, and veteran-owned businesses certified by the Small Business Administration);</li> <li>create opportunities for hiring and leadership development practices that are inclusive and provide living wages;</li> <li>serve disadvantaged and low-income communities, engage Black farmers, Indigenous farmers, and other farmers of color, or incorporate an environmental justice plan or principle; and</li> <li>are for a facility or system that accepts or plans to accept and process only source separated organics.</li> </ul>

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