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H.R. 2508 117th Congress House

Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to optimize the sequestration of carbon and the reduction of net emissions through agricultural practices, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 20, 2021 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Accounting and auditingAgricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsAir quality
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Climate change and greenhouse gasesCommodity Credit CorporationFarmlandGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesLivestockPublic contracts and procurement
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 14, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 or the NO EMITS Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out activities to improve soil health, including to address climate change.

Specifically, USDA must

  • establish a program that provides agricultural producers incentives (i.e., payments) for and technical assistance with adopting or maintaining practices or cropping systems to improve soil health,
  • award grants to states and Indian tribes for implementing soil health programs, and
  • use a portion of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide agricultural producers with technical assistance for mitigating and adapting to climate change.

The bill also (1) makes practices related to livestock production eligible for certain competitive grants under the On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials program, and (2) increases funding for the program.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2508: Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2508/
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"H.R. 2508: Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2508/.
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