118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 179 — COMPOST Act

“A bill to require the designation of composting as a conservation practice and activity, to provide grants and loan guarantees for composting facilities and programs, and for other purposes.”

Agriculture and food

Introduced Jan 31, 2023

Last action Jan 31, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Jan 31, 2023

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Referred

Jan 31, 2023

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill makes composting a conservation practice and activity 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. In awarding grants and loans guarantees, USDA must prioritize projects that include the greatest number of the following factors: are located in or serving a location with significant access to food waste and no or limited prior access to food waste composting; demonstrate the potential to create new capacity for the volume or weight of food waste collected and processed, or make significant gains in...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jan 31, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jan 31, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.