118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4327Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act of 2023

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the alternative manure management program, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jun 23, 2023
Last action Aug 21, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Referred
Aug 21, 2023
Agriculture
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes an alternative manure management program for eligible dairy and livestock producers and provides specified funds to the program for FY2024 through FY2028. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish an alternative manure management program to award producers contracts to support carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Producers must implement management measures that include adopting   pasture-based management;alternative manure treatment and storage practices;a solid separation system (or installing a new, higher efficiency solid separation system); orscrape technologies, including vacuum technologies.The federal cost share may not excee...

Provisions · 6 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Aug 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Aug 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Jun 23, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.