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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 598 

To ensure 100 percent renewable electricity, zero emission vehicles, and regenerative agriculture by 2030 to address global warming caused by human 

activity. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 27, 2023 

Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 

NADLER, and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To ensure 100 percent renewable electricity, zero emission 

vehicles, and regenerative agriculture by 2030 to address 

global warming caused by human activity. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Earth Act to Stop Cli5 mate Pollution by 2030’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Global climate change is an immediate 

2 threat to the national security, public health, and 

3 national economy of the United States as well as the 

4 legacy we will leave to our children. 

5 (2) The most vulnerable communities, including 

6 communities of color, women, children, the elderly, 

7 persons with disabilities, low-income communities, 

8 and those with underlying health conditions, face 

9 even greater health risks as a result of climate 

10 change. 

11 (3) The United States is already seeing climate 

12 change exacerbate extreme weather events, with— 

13 (A) the year 2020 seeing the most active 

14 Atlantic hurricane season on record with 30 

15 named storms and six major hurricanes; 

16 (B) the 2019 issuance of the first-ever Ex17 treme Red Flag Warning for wildfires; 

18 (C) hundreds of thousands of acres in the 

19 Western United States currently or recently ex20 periencing devastating wildfires; and 

21 (D) communities around the country regu22 larly facing ‘‘100-Year Floods’’. 

23 (4) The United Nations Intergovernmental 

24 Panel on Climate Change 2016 Special Report on 

25 Climate Change and Land found that sustainable 


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1 land management can contribute to reducing the 

2 negative impacts of multiple stressors, including cli3 mate change. 

4 (5) The Environmental Protection Agency 

5 found that electricity, transportation, and agri6 culture accounted for more than 60 percent of 

7 greenhouse gas emissions in 2019. 

8 (6) The National Centers for Environmental In9 formation found that, in 2021, there were 20 weath10 er and climate disaster events with losses exceeding 

11 $1,000,000,000 each to affect the United States. 

12 These events resulted in the deaths of 688 people 

13 and had significant economic effects on the areas 

14 impacted. The 1980–2021 annual average is 7.4 

15 events. 

16 (7) The total cost of United States billion-dollar 

17 disasters over the years 2016 through 2020 exceeds 

18 $600,000,000,000, with a 5-year annual cost aver19 age of $121,300,000,000. 

20 (8) The IPCC released its Working Group I, 

21 2021 report, which found that, unless immediate 

22 and broad reductions in greenhouse gas emissions 

23 are made by the international community, it will be 

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1 nity believes will precipitate catastrophic climate-re2 lated consequences and risks to human health, liveli3 hoods, food security, human security, water supply, 

4 and economic growth will all increase. 

5 (9) In 2021, the Secretary of Energy, Jennifer 

6 Granholm, expressed that, by 2030, the clean energy 

7 sector will be a $230,000,000,000,000 global market 

8 for all technologies and products that reduce carbon 

9 pollution, spurring economic opportunity through job 

10 creation for people across the United States and the 

11 world. 

12 (10) According to the Environmental Protection 

13 Agency, renewable energy reduces greenhouse gas 

14 emissions and air pollution associated with energy 

15 production. 

16 (11) The 2021 Department of Defense Climate 

17 Risk Analysis found that increasing temperatures, 

18 changing precipitation patterns, and more frequent, 

19 intense, and unpredictable extreme weather condi20 tions caused by climate change are exacerbating ex21 isting security risks. 

22 (12) In 2021, the Office of the Director of Na23 tional Intelligence assessed that climate change will 

24 increasingly exacerbate risks to United States na25 tional security interests. 


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1 (13) In 2021, the President issued an Executive 

2 order directing the Federal Government to achieve 

3 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity on a net 

4 annual basis by 2030 and 100 percent zero-emission 

5 vehicle acquisitions by 2035. 

6 (14) In 2021, United Nations Secretary-Gen7 eral, Antonio Guterres, described the urgency of ad8 dressing climate change by stating that ‘‘the alarm 

9 bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: 

10 greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning 

11 and deforestation are choking our planet and put12 ting billions of people at immediate risk. Global 

13 heating is affecting every region on Earth, with 

14 many of the changes becoming irreversible’’. 

15 (15) The Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC 

16 found that ‘‘human-induced climate change, includ17 ing more frequent and intense extreme events, has 

18 caused widespread adverse impacts and related 

19 losses and damages to nature and people, beyond 

20 natural climate variability’’. 

21 (16) The IPCC notes that to avoid mounting 

22 loss of life, biodiversity, and infrastructure, we must 

23 have ambitious, accelerated action to adapt to cli24 mate change, while also making rapid, deep cuts in 

25 greenhouse gas emissions. 


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1 SEC. 3. RENEWABLE ENERGY. 

2 (a) RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD.— 

3 (1) MINIMUM ANNUAL PERCENTAGE.—The 

4 minimum annual percentage of the total quantity of 

5 electricity sold by a retail electric supplier that is re6 quired to be generated from renewable energy re7 sources shall be— 

8 (A) in each of 2027, 2028, and 2029, at 

9 least 80 percent; and 

10 (B) in 2030, and in each year thereafter, 

11 100 percent. 

12 (2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 

14 Secretary of Energy shall issue regulations to carry 

15 out this subsection. 

16 (3) REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS.—The regulations 

17 issued under paragraph (2) shall require a retail 

18 electric supplier to submit to the Secretary of En19 ergy, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro20 tection Agency, and the Secretary of Transpor21 tation— 

22 (A) not later than one year after the date 

23 of enactment of this subsection, and annually 

24 thereafter, a plan to achieve compliance with 

25 such regulations; and 


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1 (B) beginning in 2028, and annually there2 after, by April 15, a report on compliance with 

3 this subsection for the preceding year, including 

4 evidentiary documentation regarding such com5 pliance. 

6 (4) GRANTS FOR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the avail8 ability of appropriations, the Secretary of En9 ergy shall make competitive grants to retail 

10 electric suppliers to pay up to 50 percent of the 

11 costs of meeting the requirements under this 

12 subsection. 

13 (B) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 

14 this paragraph, the Secretary of Energy shall 

15 give priority to retail electric suppliers who dis16 play significant need, as determined by the Sec17 retary, to finance their transition to renewable 

18 energy. 

19 (C) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to re20 ceive a grant under this paragraph, a retail 

21 electric supplier shall submit to the Secretary of 

22 Energy an application at such time, in such 

23 manner, and containing such information as the 

24 Secretary may require. 


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1 (5) BEST PRACTICES REPORT.—Not later than 

2 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

3 subsection, the Secretary of Energy shall develop 

4 and publish, including on the public website of the 

5 Department of Energy, a report on the best prac6 tices for retail electric suppliers for activities to 

7 transition to renewable energy consistent with this 

8 subsection, including how to apply for a grant under 

9 this subsection. 

10 (b) RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.— 

11 (1) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 

12 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 

13 Secretary of Energy shall issue regulations regard14 ing the sourcing, recycling, and disposal of materials 

15 used to manufacture renewable energy sources, with 

16 goals of— 

17 (A) eliminating the use of rare earth met18 als in the manufacture of renewable energy 

19 sources; and 

20 (B) ensuring the recycling of all such ma21 terials. 

22 (2) REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS.—Not later than 

23 one year after the date of enactment of this sub24 section, the regulations issued under paragraph (1) 

25 shall require entities subject to such regulations to 


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1 submit to the Secretary of Energy documentation on 

2 compliance with such regulations, as the Secretary 

3 of Energy determines appropriate, including docu4 mentation regarding lifecycle greenhouse gas emis5 sions with respect to the business operations of such 

6 entities. 

7 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) RENEWABLE ENERGY.—The term ‘‘renew9 able energy’’ means electric energy generated from a 

10 renewable energy resource. 

11 (2) RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE.—The 

12 term ‘‘renewable energy resource’’ means wind, 

13 solar, geothermal, tidal, wave, and existing hydro14 power sources. 

15 (3) RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE.—The term 

16 ‘‘renewable energy source’’ means any facility or 

17 equipment, including any component thereof, used to 

18 generate or store renewable energy. 

19 (4) RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIER.—The term 

20 ‘‘retail electric supplier’’ means an entity operating 

21 in the United States or in a territory of the United 

22 States that sold not less than 1,000 megawatt hours 

23 to electric consumers for purposes other than resale 

24 during the preceding calendar year. 


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1 SEC. 4. ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title II of the Clean Air 

3 Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) is amended by adding at 

4 the end the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 220. ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE PRODUCTION. 

6 ‘‘(a) MINIMUM ANNUAL PERCENTAGE.—The min7 imum annual percentage of the total quantity of new 

8 motor vehicles sold by a vehicle manufacturer that are zero 

9 emission vehicles shall be— 

10 ‘‘(1) in each of 2027, 2028, 2029, at least 80 

11 percent; and 

12 ‘‘(2) in 2030, and in each year thereafter, 100 

13 percent. 

14 ‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 

15 the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 

16 shall issue regulations to carry out this section. 

17 ‘‘(c) REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS.—The regulations 

18 issued under subsection (b) shall require a vehicle manu19 facturer to submit to the Environmental Protection Agen20 cy, the Department of Energy, and the Department of 

21 Transportation— 

22 ‘‘(1) not later than one year after the date of 

23 enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, a 

24 plan to achieve compliance with the requirements of 

25 this section, including the steps to be taken with re26 spect to materials and supply chains; 


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1 ‘‘(2) by April 15, and annually thereafter, a re2 port on compliance with this section, including evi3 dentiary documentation, regarding such compliance; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(3) documentation regarding lifecycle green6 house gas emissions of applicable new zero emission 

7 vehicles. 

8 ‘‘(d) GRANTS FOR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor10 tation shall make competitive grants to vehicle man11 ufacturers to pay up to 50 percent of the costs of 

12 meeting the requirements under this section. 

13 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

14 subsection, the Secretary of Transportation shall 

15 give priority to vehicle manufacturers who dem16 onstrate significant financial need, as determined by 

17 the Secretary of Transportation, to meet the require18 ment of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a). 

19 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

20 grant under this subsection, a vehicle manufacturer 

21 shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation an 

22 application at such time, in such manner, and con23 taining such information as the Secretary of Trans24 portation may require. 


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1 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

2 date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator 

3 shall develop and publish, including on the public website 

4 of the Environmental Protection Agency, a report on— 

5 ‘‘(1) best practices for meeting the require6 ments of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a); 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(2) guidance on how to apply for a grant 

9 under this section. 

10 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 ‘‘(1) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘motor vehi12 cle’, as defined by this part, includes the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) A light-duty vehicle that is capable of 

14 seating 12 passengers or less. 

15 ‘‘(B) A light-duty truck which has a gross 

16 vehicle weight in excess of 6,000 pounds. 

17 ‘‘(C) Heavy duty vehicle which has a gross 

18 vehicle weight in excess of 8,500 pounds. 

19 ‘‘(2) VEHICLE MANUFACTURER.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘vehicle 

21 manufacturer’ means an entity that— 

22 ‘‘(i) engages in the manufacturing of 

23 new motor vehicles; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) sells no fewer than 100 new 

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1 ther directly or through an affiliate, such 

2 as a dealer. 

3 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘vehicle 

4 manufacturer’ does not include— 

5 ‘‘(i) a motor vehicle parts supplier; or 

6 ‘‘(ii) a dealer. 

7 ‘‘(3) ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE.—The term ‘zero 

8 emission vehicle’ means a motor vehicle, as defined 

9 by this subsection, that produces zero exhaust emis10 sions of any criteria pollutant, precursor pollutant, 

11 or greenhouse gas in any mode of operation or con12 dition.’’. 

13 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of con14 tents for the Clean Air Act is amended by inserting after 

15 the item relating to section 219 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 220. Zero emission vehicle production.’’. 

16 SEC. 5. REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES. 

17 (a) MINIMUM ANNUAL PERCENTAGE.—The min18 imum annual percentage of land and livestock managed 

19 with regenerative agricultural practices for a covered land 

20 or livestock corporation shall be— 

21 (1) in each of 2025 and 2026, at least 50 per22 cent; 

23 (2) in each of 2027, 2028, and 2029, at least 

24 75 percent; and 


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1 (3) in 2030, and each year thereafter, 100 per2 cent. 

3 (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 

4 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Ag5 riculture shall issue regulations to carry out this section. 

6 (c) REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS.—The regulations 

7 issued under subsection (b) shall require a covered land 

8 or livestock corporation to submit to the Secretary— 

9 (1) not later than one year after the date of en10 actment of this section, and annually thereafter, a 

11 plan to achieve compliance with the requirements of 

12 this section; 

13 (2) beginning in 2028, and annually thereafter, 

14 by April 15, a report on compliance with this sec15 tion, including evidentiary documentation regarding 

16 such compliance; and 

17 (3) documentation regarding lifecycle green18 house gas emissions of managing land and livestock 

19 with regenerative agricultural practices. 

20 (d) GRANTS FOR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 

22 competitive grants to covered land or livestock cor23 porations to pay up to 50 percent of the costs need24 ed to meet the requirements under this section. 


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1 (2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

2 subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to a cov3 ered land or livestock corporation that displays sig4 nificant need, as determined by the Secretary, to fi5 nance the transition to regenerative agricultural 

6 practices. 

7 (3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

8 grant under this subsection, a covered land or live9 stock corporation shall submit to the Secretary an 

10 application at such time, in such manner, and con11 taining such information as the Secretary may re12 quire. 

13 (e) BEST PRACTICES REPORT.—Not later than 180 

14 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 

15 Secretary shall develop and publish, including on the pub16 lic website of the Department of Agriculture, a report on 

17 the best practices for covered land or livestock corpora18 tions for regenerative agricultural practices consistent 

19 with this section, including how to apply for a grant under 

20 this section. 

21 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) COVERED LAND OR LIVESTOCK CORPORA23 TION.—The term ‘‘covered land or livestock corpora24 tion’’ means an entity or person that— 


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1 (A) owns, manages, or controls land or 

2 livestock, including through— 

3 (i) farming, ranching, or other related 

4 agricultural operations; or 

5 (ii) contracts with farmers or ranchers 

6 under which the farmers or ranchers pur7 chase patented inputs or inputs otherwise 

8 owned by the entity or person to produce 

9 agricultural products to be acquired by 

10 such entity (or a subsidiary thereof); and 

11 (B) is required to file an annual report 

12 under section 13 of the Securities Exchange 

13 Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m), or has issued se14 curities under the Securities Exchange Act of 

15 1933. 

16 (2) REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRAC17 TICE.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘regenerative 

19 agricultural practice’’ means one of the fol20 lowing practices: 

21 (i) Alley cropping. 

22 (ii) Conservation cover. 

23 (iii) Conservation crop rotation. 

24 (iv) Establishment of contour buffer 

25 strips. 


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1 (v) Contour farming. 

2 (vi) Establishment of cover crops. 

3 (vii) Critical area planting. 

4 (viii) Establishment of cross wind trap 

5 strips. 

6 (ix) Establishment of field borders. 

7 (x) Establishment of filter strips. 

8 (xi) Forage and biomass planting, in9 cluding the use of native prairie and seed 

10 mixtures. 

11 (xii) Implementation of forest stand 

12 improvements. 

13 (xiii) Establishment of grassed water14 ways. 

15 (xiv) Hedgerow planting. 

16 (xv) Establishment of herbaceous 

17 wind barriers. 

18 (xvi) Multistory cropping. 

19 (xvii) Nutrient management. 

20 (xviii) Prescribed grazing. 

21 (xix) Range planting. 

22 (xx) Residue and tillage management 

23 with no till. 

24 (xxi) Residue and tillage management 

25 with reduced till. 


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1 (xxii) Establishment of riparian forest 

2 buffers. 

3 (xxiii) Establishment of riparian her4 baceous buffers. 

5 (xxiv) Silvopasture establishment. 

6 (xxv) Stripcropping. 

7 (xxvi) Tree and shrub establishment. 

8 (xxvii) Upland wildlife habitat restora9 tion. 

10 (xxviii) Establishment of vegetative 

11 barriers. 

12 (xxix) Wetland restoration. 

13 (xxx) Windbreak renovation. 

14 (xxxi) Establishment of windbreaks 

15 and shelterbelts. 

16 (xxxii) Woody residue treatment. 

17 (xxxiii) Any other highly effective and 

18 evidence-based vegetative or management 

19 practice, as determined by the Secretary, 

20 based on an annual review, that signifi21 cantly reduces agricultural greenhouse gas 

22 emissions or assists producers in adapting 

23 to, or mitigating against, increasing weath24 er volatility. 


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1 (B) INCLUSIONS.—In the case of covered 

2 land or livestock corporation raising ruminant 

3 livestock, the term ‘‘regenerative agricultural 

4 practice’’ includes the following practices: 

5 (i) The practice of allowing such live6 stock to graze pasture during the grazing 

7 season at least 120 days per year. 

8 (ii) The practice of requiring such 

9 livestock to intake at least 30 percent dry 

10 matter from grazing pasture during the 

11 grazing season. 

12 (iii) The practice of a producer cre13 ating a pasture management plan that 

14 manages pasture— 

15 (I) as a crop to meet the feed re16 quirements for such livestock; and 

17 (II) to protect soil and water 

18 quality. 

19 (iv) The practice of allowing such live20 stock to— 

21 (I) display natural behaviors at 

22 all times, with access to pasture dur23 ing the finishing phase; 


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1 (II) have the living conditions 

2 and freedom to express normal behav3 ior; 

4 (III) have freedom from discom5 fort, fear, distress, hunger, pain, in6 jury, or disease; 

7 (IV) not be placed in confined 

8 feeding operations; and 

9 (V) have access to a suitable 

10 shelter. 

11 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

13 SEC. 6. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION REGU14 LATIONS. 

15 Not later than one year after the date of enactment 

16 of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue reg17 ulations that— 

18 (1) require the reduction of greenhouse gas 

19 emissions resulting from the operations of a covered 

20 land or livestock corporation; and 

21 (2) include guidance on how to reduce green22 house gas emissions through— 

23 (A) reducing the use of synthetic fertilizers 

24 and pesticides; 


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1 (B) supporting the supply of organic fer2 tilizers and pesticides; 

3 (C) changing feed content for animals; 

4 (D) general farming practices; 

5 (E) food and animal transportation, pack6 aging, and distribution; 

7 (F) minimizing food waste; and 

8 (G) applying the National List of Allowed 

9 and Prohibited Substances, established in sec10 tion 205.6 et seq. of title 7, Code of Federal 

11 Regulations (or any successor regulations), to 

12 regenerative agricultural practices, as defined in 

13 section 5. 

14 SEC. 7. ANIMAL WELFARE. 

15 (a) ANIMAL WELFARE MANDATE.—Not later than 

16 one year after the date of enactment of this section, the 

17 Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regulations to ensure 

18 the well-being of covered animals. 

19 (b) SPECIFICATIONS.—In issuing regulations with re20 spect to the well-being of a covered animal, the Secretary 

21 of Agriculture shall— 

22 (1) prohibit the use of antibiotics, hormones, 

23 implants, or other substances, except for purposes of 

24 disease treatment as prescribed by a veterinarian; 


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1 (2) prohibit forms of permanent physical muti2 lation, including debeaking, beak or bill trimming, 

3 declawing, pinioning, wattle trimming, desnooding, 

4 detoeing, nose rings, and tusk removal; 

5 (3) ensure that such covered animal lives in a 

6 condition that allows the animal to socialize natu7 rally, to engage in natural behaviors, to have free8 dom of movement, and to be reared with a mother 

9 and weaned at a natural time; 

10 (4) provide for compliance oversight, inde11 pendent inspections, and transparency of covered fa12 cilities; and 

13 (5) if a violation of requirements of this sub14 section is found during an independent inspection 

15 performed pursuant to paragraph (4), the Secretary 

16 shall— 

17 (A) establish an online livestream video of 

18 such covered facilities that is limited in scope to 

19 such violation; and 

20 (B) grant the public access to such online 

21 livestream video. 

22 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than two 

23 years after the date of enactment of this section, and an24 nually thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall sub25 mit to the appropriate committees a report detailing— 


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1 (1) the findings of animal welfare compliance, 

2 oversight, and independent inspections of covered fa3 cilities; 

4 (2) recommendations to Congress on additional 

5 actions necessary to ensure covered facilities are 

6 compliant with regulations set forth by this section; 

7 and 

8 (3) any other details as required by the Sec9 retary. 

10 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—The term 

12 ‘‘appropriate committees’’ means— 

13 (A) the Committee on Agriculture and the 

14 Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

15 Representatives; and 

16 (B) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri17 tion, and Forestry and the Committee on Ap18 propriations of the Senate. 

19 (2) COVERED ANIMAL.—The term ‘‘covered ani20 mal’’ means an animal raised for human consump21 tion or the production of dairy products, including— 

22 (A) beef cattle; 

23 (B) broiler chickens; 

24 (C) laying hens; 

25 (D) dairy cows; 


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1 (E) sheep; 

2 (F) goats; 

3 (G) pigs; 

4 (H) turkeys; 

5 (I) bison; 

6 (J) waterfowl, including ducks and geese; 

7 and 

8 (K) any other animal raised for human 

9 consumption or the production of dairy prod10 ucts, as determined by the Secretary. 

11 (3) COVERED FACILITY.—The term ‘‘covered 

12 facility’’ means a facility of a covered land or live13 stock corporation (as defined in section 5) that en14 gages in animal raising, transport, slaughter, and 

15 processing. 

16 SEC. 8. TAX PROVISIONS RELATING TO CLIMATE TRANSI17 TION COSTS. 

18 (a) QUALIFIED CAPITAL CLIMATE TRANSITION

19 COSTS.—Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

20 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (s) as sub21 section (t) and by inserting after subsection (r) the fol22 lowing new subsection: 

23 ‘‘(s) QUALIFIED CAPITAL CLIMATE TRANSITION

24 COSTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a retail elec2 tric supplier, vehicle manufacturer, or covered land 

3 or livestock corporation, the amount of any deduc4 tion allowed under subsection (a) with respect to 

5 qualified capital climate transitions costs (deter6 mined without regard to this subsection) shall be 

7 doubled. 

8 ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED CAPITAL CLIMATE TRANSITION

9 COSTS.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 

10 ‘qualified capital climate transition costs’ means 

11 costs directly related to a transition to renewable en12 ergy sources, electric vehicle manufacturing, or re13 generative agriculture, as such terms are defined by 

14 the Secretary. 

15 ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec16 tion— 

17 ‘‘(A) COVERED LAND OR LIVESTOCK COR18 PORATION.—The term ‘covered land or livestock 

19 corporation’ has the meaning given such term 

20 in section 5(f)(1) of the Earth Act to Stop Cli21 mate Pollution by 2030. 

22 ‘‘(B) RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIER.—The 

23 term ‘retail electric supplier’ has the meaning 

24 given such term in section 3(c)(4) of the Earth 

25 Act to Stop Climate Pollution by 2030. 


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1 ‘‘(C) VEHICLE MANUFACTURER.—The 

2 term ‘vehicle manufacturer’ has the meaning 

3 given such term in section 220(f)(2) of the 

4 Clean Air Act.’’. 

5 (b) QUALIFIED CAPITAL CLIMATE TRANSITION

6 PROPERTY.—Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code 

7 of 1986 is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘The ag9 gregate cost’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 

10 subsection (f), the aggregate cost’’, 

11 (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

12 the end of subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the pe13 riod at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting 

14 ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the following new 

15 subparagraph: 

16 ‘‘(D) at the election of the taxpayer, quali17 fied capital climate transition property (as de18 fined in subsection (f).’’, and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub20 section: 

21 ‘‘(f) QUALIFIED CAPITAL CLIMATE TRANSITION

22 PROPERTY.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sub24 section, the term ‘qualified capital climate transition 

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1 tion to renewable energy sources, zero emission vehi2 cle manufacturing, or regenerative agriculture, as 

3 such terms are defined by the Secretary. 

4 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall estab5 lish by regulation the aggregate cost which may be 

6 taken into account under subsection (a) with respect 

7 to qualified capital climate transition property. 

8 ‘‘(3) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—The Sec9 retary may issue such regulations or guidance as 

10 necessary to broadly define qualifying section 179 

11 property based on the qualified capital climate tran12 sition costs that can be expected to be necessary in 

13 future taxable years.’’. 

14 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

15 this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in tax16 able years ending after the date of the enactment of this 

17 Act. 

18 SEC. 9. SUPPORT, OVERSIGHT, AND REPORTING. 

19 (a) SUPPORT AND OVERSIGHT.—The Administrator 

20 of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of 

21 Energy, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide di22 rect oversight, facilitation, and support for the transitions 

23 to minimum annual percentages required under this Act 

24 and the amendments made by this Act. 


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1 (b) COMBINED REPORTING REQUIRED.—Not later 

2 than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

3 annually thereafter, by April 15, the Administrator of the 

4 Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of En5 ergy, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly submit 

6 to Congress a combined report on the transitions and the 

7 compliance of such transitions required under this Act and 

8 the amendments made by this Act. 

9 (c) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REC10 OMMENDATIONS.—Not later than one year after the date 

11 of enactment of this Act, the National Academy of 

12 Sciences shall prepare reports to assist all relevant entities 

13 with implementing the requirements of this Act and the 

14 amendments made by this Act, including staffing, supply 

15 chain, domestic production, raw materials, and the reuse 

16 and recycling of all elements utilized to create renewable 

17 energy. 

18 SEC. 10. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTIONS FOR NON-COM19 PLIANT BUSINESSES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part IX of subchapter B of chap21 ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 

22 items not deductible) is amended by adding at the end 

23 thereof the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 280I. EXPENDITURES OF NON-COMPLIANT BUSI2 NESSES. 

3 ‘‘No deduction shall be allowed for any amount paid 

4 or incurred during the taxable year in carrying on any 

5 trade or business if such trade or business (or the activi6 ties which comprise such trade or business) does not com7 ply with the provisions of the Earth Act to Stop Climate 

8 Pollution by 2030 at any time during such taxable year.’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec10 tions for part IX of the subchapter B of chapter 1 of such 

11 Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the fol12 lowing new item: 

Sec. 280I. Expenditures of non-compliant businesses. 

13 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

14 this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years end16 ing after such date. 

17 SEC. 11. SEVERABILITY. 

18 Should any provision in this Act, or an amendment 

19 made by this Act, be found to be unconstitutional by a 

20 court of law, such provision, or such amendment, shall be 

21 severed from the remainder of this Act, and such action 

22 shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining provi23 sions of this Act. 

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