COMPOST Act
Latest action · Aug 11, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques Act or the COMPOST Act
This bill makes composting a conservation practice for purposes of Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs. The bill also requires USDA to establish a competitive program to award grants and loan guarantees for projects that expand access to food waste composting.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2021 to Dec 8, 2021; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Dec 8, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2021 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Aug 11, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 11, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Jul 16, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 125, July 16, 2021, page H3633.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-22 | A LOOK AT THE RENEWABLE ECONOMY IN RURAL AMERICA164 pages | Agriculture Committee | Nov 16, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 651 | COMPOST Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 23, 2023 |
| S 2388 | COMPOST Act | Related bill | Jul 20, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the designation of composting as a conservation practice and activity, and to provide grants and loan guarantees for composting facilities and programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- COMPOST Act
- Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
