Bill · S. 1729· Senate(119-S-1729)
Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/13/2025
- Last activity
- 5/13/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Joni Ernst
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 3
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards Act of 2025 aims to amend the Food Security Act of 1985. It focuses on updating the process for establishing and reviewing conservation practice standards. The bill seeks to incorporate new technologies and innovative approaches into existing standards. It mandates a more frequent review of these standards, occurring at least every five years on a rolling basis. Additionally, the bill requires the creation of a streamlined administrative process for adopting new standards.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+6
The bill requires the public posting of a summary of comments and decisions made regarding conservation standards.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+5
The bill streamlines the integration of new technologies like precision agriculture and nutrient efficiency tools into conservation standards.
Would farmers be better off under this?+5
The bill provides farmers with more streamlined processes to adopt innovative and efficient conservation technologies.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Integration of New Technology: The bill encourages incorporating innovation and new technologies into conservation practice standards (Section 2). This could lead to more modern approaches to conservation.
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Increased Frequency of Reviews: Standards will be reviewed not less frequently than once every 5 years on a rolling basis (Section 4). This ensures that conservation practices are updated more regularly.
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Improved Resource Benefits: The bill updates requirements to ensure that new or innovative technologies provide equivalent or improved natural resource benefits compared to current standards (Section 4).
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Priority for Specific Innovations: The Secretary is directed to prioritize the review of standards that integrate technologies such as precision agriculture, biological sources of fertilizer, nutrient use efficiency tools, and animal feed additives (Section 4).
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Public Input and Transparency: The bill creates opportunities for public input on conservation practice standards under review (Section 4). It also requires the public posting of a summary of comments received and the decisions made based on those comments (Section 4).
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State and Local Flexibility: The new process allows for State and local flexibility in creating interim conservation practice standards and supplements (Section 4).
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Enhanced Public Information: The Secretary must make information publicly available regarding what constitutes conservation standards, how the public can submit new practices for consideration, and the data needed for such establishments (Section 4).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Increased Administrative Requirements: The bill requires the Secretary to develop a new, streamlined, and publicly accessible administrative process for establishing and reviewing standards (Section 4).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+5Improves Rural Development+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+6
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Farmers+5
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+2
- 9/2/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/13/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
Richard DurbinDemocrat · Illinois
Ruben GallegoDemocrat · Arizona
Martin HeinrichDemocrat · New Mexico
Roger MarshallRepublican · Kansas