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Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2026
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.
Summary
- Authorizes research and extension grants for natural climate solutions focused on land management practices that store carbon or reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Includes grants for practices on agricultural lands, soils, grasslands, wetlands, and forests
- Covers land management practices based on traditional ecological knowledge that promote biodiversity and climate change resilience
- Allows grants for practices that reduce runoff
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Actions (2)
- Jun 9, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Jun 9, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 9, 2026
Mr. Garbarino (for himself and Ms. Houlahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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.
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 “Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION GRANTS FOR NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.
Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(21) Natural climate solutions.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of advancing land management practices that store carbon or reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural lands and soils, grasslands, wetlands, and forests, including practices that—
“(A) are based on traditional ecological knowledge;
“(B) promote biodiversity and climate change resilience; and
“(C) reduce runoff.”. <all>
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