A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a program to reduce barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in certain voluntary markets, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on June 24, 2021 but was never passed by the House. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
Provisions of this bill also appear in:
54 Cosponsors (26 Republicans, 26 Democrats, 2 Independents)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rubio Applauds Senate Passage of Bill to Guide Florida Agricultural Growers in Improving Floridas Ecosystems”
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Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 28, 2021
“Costa, Problem Solvers Caucus Endorse Growing Climate Solutions Act”
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Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA21]
on Aug 13, 2021
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Jun 4, 2020
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3894 (116th). |
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Apr 20, 2021
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Introduced
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Apr 22, 2021
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 24, 2021
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. |
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Sep 28, 2021
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Related Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1251 (117th). |
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Nov 15, 2022
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Related Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1251 (117th). |
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Dec 22, 2022
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Related Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1251 (117th). |
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Dec 23, 2022
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Related Bill —
House Agreed to Changes
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1251 (117th). |
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Dec 29, 2022
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Related Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1251 (117th). |
S. 1251 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1251. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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