119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jul 29, 2025
Research for Healthy Soils Act
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Latest action (Jul 29, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jul 29, 2025)
Research for Healthy Soils Act
This bill includes research on the agricultural impacts of microplastics in land-applied biosolids on farmland as a Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension area and reauthorizes other research and extension activities. Microplastic is a plastic or plastic-coated particle that is less than 5 millimeters in size.
The bill specifically allows grants for carrying out or enhancing research on microplastics (e.g., through the development or analysis of wastewater treatment techniques to filter out or biodegrade microplastics from biosolids intended to be used for agricultural purposes).
Further, the bill reauthorizes USDA grants to support competitive specialized research and extension activities, including high-priority areas, through FY2031. The bill also specifically reauthorizes through FY2031
• the Pulse Crop Health Initiative;
• the Comprehensive Food Safety Training Network;
• pollinator protection research and extension grants;
• increased USDA capacity and infrastructure to address and conduct research on colony collapse disorder and other pollinator issues; and
• a USDA-conducted nationwide honey bee pest, pathogen, health, and population status surveillance program.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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OCEAN CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: OCEAN CONSERVANCY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s Act of 2026 H.R.10454 - Textile Waste Reduction Act Research Addressing Nanomaterials in Drinking Water Act of 2025 H.R.3991 - Research for Healthy Soils Act S.2500 - Research for Healthy Soils Act H.R.7656 - To support marine carbon dioxide removal activities, and for other purposes. S.3910 - To support marine carbon diox…
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OCEAN CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: OCEAN CONSERVANCY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$260,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ion plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. Research Addressing Nanomaterials in Drinking Water Act of 2025 H.R.3991 - Research for Healthy Soils Act S.2500 - Research for Healthy Soils Act H.R.7656/S.3910 - To support marine carbon dioxide removal activities, and for other purposes.
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OCEAN CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: OCEAN CONSERVANCY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$202,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ion plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. Research Addressing Nanomaterials in Drinking Water Act of 2025 H.R.3991 - Research for Healthy Soils Act S.2500 - Research for Healthy Soils Act H.R.7656/S.3910 - To support marine carbon dioxide removal activities, and for other purposes.
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OCEAN CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: OCEAN CONSERVANCY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$143,000
Spent on own lobbying
…aging for a consumer product, and for other purposes. Research Addressing Nanomaterials in Drinking Water Act of 2025 H.R.3991 - Research for Healthy Soils Act S.2500 - Research for Healthy Soils Act
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