To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish a system to regulate compostable agricultural packaging, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish a system to regulate compostable agricultural packaging, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Trade, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H3CB6C1AE51234BCBA93C396ACDE01818: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024 or the CAP Act of 2024.
- Section H853B77D3E5444D89A4FBA04DFC8A31B1: 2. Packaging and claims knowledge act of 2024 Section 1472 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5402) is amended by adding...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish a system to regulate compostable agricultural packaging, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Trade, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish a system to regulate compostable agricultural packaging, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Chavez-DeRemer introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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