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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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