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Climate Stewardship Act of 2019

Introduced: September 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Sep 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Sep 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Sep 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Sep 10, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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Climate Stewardship Act of 2019

This bill provides funding and incentives for states, Indian tribes, local governments, and other entities to carry out climate stewardship practices, including farm and ranch conservation practices, reforestation projects, and wetland restoration projects.

For example, the bill extends through FY2030 the Conservation Reserve Program, the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and the Conservation Stewardship Program. It also modifies and increases funding levels for some of these programs.

The Forest Service must award cost-share grants to states, Indian tribes, local governments, and nonprofit entities to conduct projects to reforest certain land.

The bill also establishes a civilian conservation corps to provide youth from low-income communities, indigenous communities, and communities of color with the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to pursue long-term, productive careers in the forest sector and the wetland restoration sector.

Further, the bill sets forth a grant program for states, Indian tribes, local governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit entities to conduct coastal wetland restoration projects, including projects that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

What's happening now September 16, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2452 Identical bill Climate Stewardship Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 30, 2020
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Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 5, 2020
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 12, 2019
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 23, 2019
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 4, 2019
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Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4269: Climate Stewardship Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4269/
MLA
"H.R. 4269: Climate Stewardship Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4269/.
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H.R. 4269, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4269/.
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