Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020
Latest action · Jun 26, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 26, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a voluntary program to certify technical assistance providers and third-party verifiers that assist farmers, ranchers, or private forest landowners in preventing or mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, sequestering carbon, or verifying processes described in protocols for greenhouse gas credit markets.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2020 to Dec 8, 2020, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jun 26, 2020 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jun 26, 2020 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Jun 26, 2020 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Jun 26, 2020 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Jun 26, 2020 |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Jun 26, 2020 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Jun 26, 2020 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Original | Jun 26, 2020 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jun 26, 2020 |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jun 30, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Jul 9, 2020 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Jul 9, 2020 | |
| R-IN | Trey Hollingsworth | Jul 27, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Aug 7, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 26, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Advisory bodies
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Agriculture and Food
- Air quality
- Business investment and capital
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Credit and credit markets
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Farmland
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Livestock
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2020Introduced in House
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