3.0.0 2479 2025-12-06T00:41:21Z 2025-12-06T00:41:21Z Senate S S 2023-07-25 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2479 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-07-25T21:11:06Z 118 4327 HR 2023-08-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. Related bill CRS 118 1016 S 2023-03-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2023-07-25 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3525-3526) IntroReferral 2023-07-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2023-07-25 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2023-07-25 True W000800 Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] Peter Welch D VT 2023-09-07 False Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution 2023-12-21T17:00:29Z Agricultural practices and innovations 2023-12-21T17:00:29Z Climate change and greenhouse gases 2023-12-21T17:00:29Z Farmland 2023-12-21T17:00:29Z Livestock 2023-12-21T17:00:29Z Mammals 2023-12-21T17:00:29Z Agriculture and Food 2023-11-01T18:30:36Z

00 2023-07-25 Introduced in Senate 2024-07-15T10:31:07Z <p><strong>Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill establishes an alternative manure management program for eligible dairy and livestock producers and provides specified funds to the program for FY2024 through FY2028.</p><p>The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish an alternative manure management&nbsp;program to award producers contracts to support carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Producers must implement management measures that include adopting&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li>pasture-based management;</li><li>alternative manure treatment and storage practices;</li><li>a solid separation system (or installing a new, higher efficiency solid separation system); or</li><li>scrape technologies, including vacuum technologies.</li></ul><p>USDA may provide a 100% federal cost share. Further, the bill caps the maximum payment to a person or legal entity in any five-year period at $825,000.</p><p>USDA must prioritize contracts to entities that address public health concerns (e.g., air quality and water quality) associated with dairy and livestock operations located near low-income or underserved communities. Further, USDA must ensure geographical diversity when awarding contracts.</p><p>USDA must also use a majority of the program's funds for small and mid-sized dairy and livestock operations, including beginning, limited resource, and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.</p><p>The bill also includes composting practices as eligible projects under USDA's Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Conservation Stewardship Program.</p><p>Finally, USDA must review practice standards for composting facilities and soil&nbsp;carbon amendments&nbsp;(e.g., compost) and develop and implement a new conservation practice standard for the on-farm production of compost.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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