Congress pushes USDA to standardize soil carbon measurement and build a nationwide tracking network
This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Agriculture where it has been since July 2025. No action has been taken on the proposal for 11 months, so it is considered stalled. The committee must choose to review the bill before it can move any further in the legislative process.
No action since August 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Covers House reintroduction of the Advancing Research on Agricultural Soil Health Act, highlighting standardized soil carbon measurement, USDA MRV tools, and a soil carbon inventory network.
Announcement describing the bill’s goals: improve tools to monitor soil conditions and support standardized soil carbon measurement and long-term soil research for producers.
Explains the bill’s directives to USDA, including standardized direct soil carbon measurement methods, on-farm demonstrations, a soil carbon inventory network, and modeling tools.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Advancing Research on Agricultural Soil Health Act of 2025
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