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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 5, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Ms. BROWNLEY:H.R. 1853.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1010]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]</fullName>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conservation for Agricultural Leased Land Act or the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;CALL Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill directs the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the Department of Agriculture to carry out a study and make recommendations regarding conservation practices on leased agricultural land.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The study must (1) address issues such as participation in conservation programs and barriers to adopting conservation practices; and (2) be carried out with particular consideration of farmers and ranchers who are people of color, including Black and indigenous farmers and ranchers, and beginning farmers and ranchers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NASS may enter into an agreement with a nonfederal entity (e.g., a nonprofit entity or university) to carry out the study.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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