HR 4764 · in committee · niche
Biochar Research Network Act of 2025
- climate
What this bill does
- The bill directs the Agricultural Research Service to establish a network of up to 20 research sites to study biochar's effects on soil and the environment.
- State agriculture and forestry experiment stations and federal research facilities are eligible to participate in the research network.
- The bill authorizes a biochar research program but does not specify funding amounts or implementation timelines.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
What evidence currently exists that biochar improves soil health enough to justify establishing up to 20 federal research sites?
- 02
Which states and regions would likely benefit most from biochar research, and could funding be concentrated in those areas instead?
- 03
How would the Agricultural Research Service prioritize among eligible state and federal facilities if demand for network participation exceeds the 20-site limit?
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Sponsor · R-IA-1
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
13/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-07-25
Joining the bill
Michael Lawler
R-NY-17 · original
Dan Newhouse
R-WA-4 · original
Sean Casten
D-IL-6 · original
Jimmy Panetta
D-CA-19 · original
Kim Schrier
D-WA-8 · original
Chellie Pingree
D-ME-1 · original
Randy Feenstra
R-IA-4
Zachary Nunn
R-IA-3
Eugene Simon Vindman
D-VA-7
Jim Costa
D-CA-21
Mike Flood
R-NE-1
James R. Baird
R-IN-4
+ 1 more
Legislative timeline
2025-07-25 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-07-25 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-07-25 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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