Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2026
A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2026," aims to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. It seeks to establish high-priority research and extension grants specifically for natural climate solutions. These grants would focus on advancing land management practices. The goal is to store carbon or reduce greenhouse gas emissions across various landscapes. Targeted areas include agricultural lands, soils, grasslands, wetlands, and forests.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +7
Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?
The bill provides grants to advance land management practices that store carbon or reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Scored +6
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill supports practices that promote biodiversity, climate change resilience, and reduce runoff.
- Scored +5
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
The bill includes research and extension practices based on traditional ecological knowledge.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Advancement of Land Management Practices: The bill allows for grants to advance practices that store carbon or reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural lands, soils, grasslands, wetlands, and forests (Section 2).
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Promotion of Biodiversity and Resilience: Research and extension grants can be used to promote biodiversity and climate change resilience (Section 2).
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Inclusion of Traditional Knowledge: The bill provides for practices that are based on traditional ecological knowledge (Section 2).
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Reduction of Runoff: The proposed grants can support practices specifically intended to reduce runoff (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change? — The bill provides grants to advance land management practices that store carbon or reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill supports practices that promote biodiversity, climate change resilience, and reduce runoff. Does this invest in rural communities? — The bill focuses on agricultural lands, grasslands, and forests which are central to rural landscapes.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would farmers be better off under this? — The bill targets agricultural land management practices through new grant opportunities. Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill includes research and extension practices based on traditional ecological knowledge.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill establishes high-priority research and extension grants for natural climate solutions.
- 8/27/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/27/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/30/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- 6/9/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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