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HR 8909 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural practices and innovations Air quality Atmospheric science and weather Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government studies and investigations

Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act

Introduced: December 9, 2020 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 9, 2020
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Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act

This bill requires the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture to review the national conservation practice standards, taking into consideration the climate benefits of such standards. Climate benefit is defined as a reduction in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions; an increase in carbon sequestration; or mitigation against, or adaptation to, increased weather volatility.

What's happening now December 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8909: Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8909/
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"H.R. 8909: Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8909/.
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H.R. 8909, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8909/.
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[H.R. 8909: Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8909/)
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