3.0.0 773 2026-02-18T20:24:16Z 2026-02-18T20:24:16Z House H HR 2025-01-28 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/773 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. HAGEMAN:H.R. 773.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H406]</pre> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2025-02-28T17:15:11Z Referred To 2025-01-28T16:01:20Z 2025-02-28 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. Committee 2025-01-28 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2025-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001096 Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] Harriet Hageman R WY M. N Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2025-02-26T21:25:32Z

00 2025-01-28 Introduced in House 2026-02-18T20:22:46Z <p>This bill repeals provisions that allow the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to accept and use contributions for public-private partnerships.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill repeals the public-private partnerships allowed under an act commonly known as&nbsp;the Sponsoring USDA&nbsp;Sustainability Targets in Agriculture to Incentivize Natural Solutions Act (the SUSTAINS Act). In addition, the bill allows NRCS&nbsp;to continue to accept nonfederal contributions of funds to certain programs&nbsp;(e.g.,&nbsp;the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and the Conservation Stewardship Program)&nbsp;in order to support the purposes of the programs.</p><p>As background,&nbsp;Congress enacted provisions of the SUSTAINS Act as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,&nbsp;2023. Under the SUSTAINS Act&nbsp;provisions,&nbsp;the NRCS may accept contributions of nonfederal funds to support a broad range of conservation programs for the purposes of addressing issues related to climate change, carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat improvement, and protection of drinking water sources. NRCS may match these contributions. In addition, those contributing funds may designate the funds for use in a specific program or geographic area.</p>

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