SB3623: Research for Healthy Soils Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include as a high-priority research and extension area research on microplastics in land-applied biosolids on farmland, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill amends a 1990 agriculture law to make research on microplastics in biosolids a high-priority area. Biosolids are treated sewage materials often spread on farmland as fertilizer or soil improvement. The bill focuses on studying how tiny plastic particles in these materials affect soil health and farming. It affects farmers, agricultural researchers, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bill is currently introduced in Congress and awaiting review.
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SB3623: Research for Healthy Soils Act
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Sponsors
Jeff Merkley
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (4)
Cory Booker
Chris Van Hollen
Sheldon Whitehouse
Ron Wyden