S. 1507
Introduced in Senate · June 18, 2025April 29, 2025
Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Welch, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Smith, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To address the impact of climate change on agriculture, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents; 2. Definition of Secretary; TITLE I—NATIONAL GOALS; 101. National goals; 102. Action plan; TITLE II—RESEARCH; 201. Research, extension, and education purpose; 202. Regional hubs for risk mitigation and adaptation to climate change; 203. Sustainable agriculture research and education resilience initiative; 204. Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network; 205. Public breed and cultivar research; 206. ARS climate scientist career development program; 207. Agricultural climate adaptation and mitigation through AFRI; 208. Specialty crop research initiative; 209. Integrated pest management; 210. Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program; TITLE III—SOIL HEALTH; 301. Crop insurance; 302. Environmental quality incentives program; 303. Conservation stewardship program; 304. State assistance for soil health; 305. Funding and administration; 306. Conservation compliance; 307. National and regional agroforestry centers; TITLE IV—FARMLAND PRESERVATION AND FARM VIABILITY; 401. Local agriculture market program; 402. National organic certification cost-share program; 403. Farmland Protection Policy Act; 404. Agricultural conservation easement program; TITLE V—PASTURE-BASED LIVESTOCK; 501. Animal raising claims; 502. Processing resilience grant program; 503. Conservation of private grazing land; 504. Conservation reserve program; 505. Alternative manure management program; TITLE VI—ON-FARM RENEWABLE ENERGY; 601. Rural Energy for America Program; 602. Agrivoltaic systems; 603. AgSTAR program; TITLE VII—FOOD LOSS AND WASTE; 701. Definitions; 702. Quality date phrases and discard date phrases; 703. Misbranding; 704. Regulations; 705. Delayed applicability; 711. Composting as conservation practice; 712. Amendments to Federal Food Donation Act; 713. Grants for composting and anaerobic digestion food waste-to-energy projects; 714. School food waste reduction grant program; 715. Support for national media campaigns to decrease incidence of food waste; 716. Food Waste Research Program