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To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to address emissions of certain greenhouse gases and carbon storage through conservation incentive contracts.
Summary
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the types of conservation practices eligible for federal conservation incentive contracts. The changes allow the contracts to address emissions of greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide and methane, as well as the storage of carbon in plants and soil. The bill adds greenhouse gas emissions reduction and increased carbon storage to the list of conservation objectives that farmers can work toward under these federal incentive programs. The amendments broaden what counts as eligible conservation activity under existing farm conservation contract programs.
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- Jul 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Jul 7, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 7, 2025
Mr. Lawler (for himself, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. Riley of New York, and Ms. McBride) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to address emissions of certain greenhouse gases and carbon storage through conservation incentive contracts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Conservation and Regenerative Optimization Practices for Farming Act” or the “CROP for Farming Act”.
SEC. 2. CONSERVATION INCENTIVE CONTRACTS.
Section 1240B(j) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(j)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “concerns” and inserting “concerns, which may include emissions of nitrous oxide or methane (referred to in this subsection as ‘greenhouse gas emissions’) or storage of carbon in plants or soil (referred to in this subsection as ‘carbon storage’),”; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I), by striking “conservation” and inserting “conservation, reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, or increased levels of carbon storage”. <all>
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