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H.R. 536

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 536, the Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 16, 2025 by Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jan 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 536 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb536/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 536 IH: Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-16
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 536  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 16, 2025   Ms. Scholten  (for herself and  Mr. Valadao ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the energy credit for qualified biogas property.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act of 2025  .
2.
Extension of energy credit for qualified biogas property
(a)
In general
 Section 48(c)(7)(C)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  December 31, 2024  and inserting  December 31, 2025 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2024.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-16
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 16, 2025

hb536/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/16/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) sponsors H.R. 536, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 536 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Jan 16, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 536 has taken 2 actions since Jan 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 16, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 536 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 536 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the energy credit for qualified biogas property. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 536 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONDevelop and carries out policies that advance the well-being of dairy producers and co-opsVirginia15—
AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCILNational trade association championing the growth of the biogas industryDistrict of Columbia13$130K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION15—
AJW, INC.13$130K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
SHAWNA MORRIS115
TONY RICE115
MARIA BROCKAMP114
PAUL BLEIBERG114
ANNA SCHUTT113
JESSICA L BENNETT113
MADELYN WISEMAN113
JORDAN FLANAGAN112
TREY FORSYTH111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2025 second_quarter$269.5K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2026 first_quarter$233K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2025 first_quarter$202.5K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2025 third_quarter$197K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2025 fourth_quarter$130.2K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCILAJW, INC.2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCILAJW, INC.2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BIOGAS COUNCILAJW, INC.2025 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 536 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 7 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 536’s is Taxation.

hr536/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 536 carries 7 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Alternative and renewable resources to Solid waste and recycling.

hr536/subjects.txt
Alternative and renewable resourcesBuilding constructionBusiness investment and capitalClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnergy efficiency and conservationIncome tax creditsSolid waste and recycling

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com