CROP for Farming Act

Bill: 118-s-2564
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2023-07-27
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution

Agricultural practices and innovations

Climate change and greenhouse gases
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2564 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2023 Mr. Carper (for himself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to address emissions of certain greenhouse gasses and carbon storage through conservation incentive contracts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Conservation and Regenerative Optimization Practices for Farming Act or the CROP for Farming Act . 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 .