COMPOST Act
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 16, 2021
Last action Aug 11, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Aug 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
lower
Jul 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
lower
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Julia Brownley
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
Co
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Chrissy Houlahan
DDemocratic
Co
David N. Cicilline
DDemocratic
Co
Donald M. Payne, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Earl Blumenauer
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Emanuel Cleaver
DDemocratic
Co
Jahana Hayes
DDemocratic
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