S. 4725 119th Congress Senate

Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide for high-priority research and extension grants for natural climate solutions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 9, 2026 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food

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Became law

Jun 9, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Jun 9, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Establish research grants for natural climate solutions in agriculture.

This bill would amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to create high-priority research and extension grants focused on natural climate solutions. The bill is currently in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry after being introduced and read twice.

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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
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Cosponsors 4

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Jun 9, 2026

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Jun 9, 2026

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Jun 9, 2026

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Jun 9, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4725: Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4725/

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