HR 6023 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Farmland Solid waste and recycling Water use and supply

COMPOST Act

Introduced: February 28, 2020 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Mar 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Feb 28, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Feb 28, 2020

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques Act or the COMPOST Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue regulations that designate composting as a conservation practice and a conservation activity.

USDA must also issue regulations for determining whether a community is nearby for purposes of ensuring that bringing organic waste from the community to the farm to produce compost results in a net reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

What's happening now March 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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