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H.R. 4296

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4296, the CROP for Farming Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 7, 2025 by Rep. Michael Lawler (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, and last saw action on Jul 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 4296 has 7 co-sponsors.

hb4296/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4296 IH: Conservation and Regenerative Optimization Practices for Farming Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-07
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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. 4296  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 7, 2025   Mr. Lawler  (for himself,  Ms. McDonald Rivet ,  Mr. Riley of New York , and  Ms. McBride ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to address emissions of certain greenhouse gases and carbon storage through conservation incentive contracts.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Conservation and Regenerative Optimization Practices for Farming Act   or the   CROP for Farming Act  .
2.
Conservation incentive contracts
Section 1240B(j) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(j) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)(A), by striking  concerns  and inserting  concerns, which may include emissions of nitrous oxide or methane (referred to in this subsection as  greenhouse gas emissions ) or storage of carbon in plants or soil (referred to in this subsection as  carbon storage ), ; and
(2)
in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I), by striking  conservation  and inserting  conservation, reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, or increased levels of carbon storage .

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-07-07
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to address emissions of certain greenhouse gases and carbon storage through conservation incentive contracts.

Sponsors

Rep. Michael Lawler (R) sponsors H.R. 4296, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4296 went before 1 committee: Agriculture.

Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Jul 7, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4296 has taken 2 actions since Jul 7, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 7, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 7, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 4296 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4296 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to address emissions of certain greenhouse gases and carbon storage through conservation incentive contracts. — Official Title as Introduced
  • CROP for Farming Act — Display Title
  • CROP for Farming Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Conservation and Regenerative Optimization Practices for Farming Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 4296 in 1 quarterly filing, 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, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.).

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GEOFF HORSFIELD111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUPENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4296 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4296’s is Environmental Protection.

hr4296/policy-areas.txt
Environmental ProtectionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyFamiliesFinance 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 RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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