House Bill 6023
116th Congress(2019-2020)
COMPOST Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 28, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6023
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques Act or the COMPOST Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue regulations that designate composting as a conservation practice and a conservation activity.
USDA must also issue regulations for determining whether a community is nearby for purposes of ensuring that bringing organic waste from the community to the farm to produce compost results in a net reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
February 28, 2020
03/13/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
02/28/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
02/28/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 12:10:51 AM