119th Congress Agriculture and Food
S. 1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill establishes, expands, and revises multiple programs and activities of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) primarily to reduce carbon emissions from the agricultural 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 mitigation and adaptation. Expanded activities include efforts to improve soil health and preserve farmland and grassland.
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Further, the bill changes programs that support renewable energy in rural areas to address carbon emissions in the agricultural sector. Among these changes, the bill provides statutory authority for the AgSTAR program for reducing methane emissions from livestock waste and requires the program to be moved from the Environmental Protection Agency 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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- John Fetterman D-PAOriginal
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NYOriginal
- Edward Markey D-MAOriginal
- Christopher Murphy D-CTOriginal
- Jeff Merkley D-OROriginal
- Bernard Sanders I-VTOriginal
- Adam Schiff D-CAOriginal
- Tina Smith D-MNOriginal
- Peter Welch D-VTOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Martin Heinrich SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Martin Heinrich.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.