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This fact sheet provides a legislative side-by-side comparison of the Advanced Biofuel Payment Program under current law and the House Agriculture Committee's amended text from May 2024, noting that Senate text is pending.

This briefing from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) provides a legislative side-by-side comparison of the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) under current law and the House Agriculture Committee's amended text from May 2024. It details the program's purpose, funding structures, and proposed changes to grant eligibility and application processes.

This briefing from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) provides a legislative side-by-side comparison of the BioPreferred® Program as it exists under current law and as proposed in the House version of the 2024 Farm Bill, noting that the Senate version is pending.

This briefing from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) provides a legislative side-by-side comparison of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) under current law and the House Agriculture Committee's amended text from May 2024. It details the program's goals of promoting agricultural production and environmental quality, its funding mechanisms, and proposed changes to payment structures and eligible practices, particularly regarding precision agriculture and climate resilience.

This briefing by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) provides a legislative side-by-side comparison between current law and the House Agriculture Committee's amended text (May 2024) for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). The document details the program's purpose of providing technical and financial assistance to agricultural and forest producers to adopt conservation activities, with specific highlights on climate-friendly practices and funding allocations from the 2018 Farm Bill and the Inflation Reduction Act.

This briefing from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) describes the Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP), which provides zero-interest loans to eligible entities to fund energy efficiency, renewable energy, and electrification improvements for rural households and small businesses. The document includes a side-by-side comparison of current law and a May 2024 House Agriculture Committee discussion draft, highlighting proposed expansions to eligible borrowers, the inclusion of manufactured home replacements, and the introduction of grants for technical assistance and repairs.

This written testimony by Glenn M. Wiser of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives on March 2, 2006, advocates for legislation to implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), the LRTAP POPs Protocol, and the Rotterdam PIC Convention. Wiser compares two proposed bills to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)—H.R. 4800 (Solis bill) and H.R. 4591 (Gillmor bill)—arguing that only the Solis bill adequately implements the health and environmental protection goals of the Stockholm Convention.

This briefing from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) provides a legislative side-by-side comparison between current law and the House Agriculture Committee's proposed amendments for the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program within the 2024 Farm Bill.

This briefing from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) provides a legislative side-by-side comparison of the Wood Innovations Grants Program under current law and the House version of the 2024 Farm Bill.