Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021
Policy Area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] (R-IN)
Latest Action (2021-06-24): Held at the desk.
Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a voluntary Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Certification Program to help reduce entry barriers into voluntary environmental credit markets for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners. A voluntary environmental credit market is a market through which agriculture and forestry credits may be bought or sold. Entities eligible to participate in the program are (1) providers of technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, or private forest landowners in carrying out sustainable land use management practices that prevent, reduce, or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, or sequester carbon; or (2) third-party verifiers that conduct the verification of the processes described in the protocols for voluntary environmental credit markets. Among other requirements, USDA must publish (1) a list of protocols and qualifications for eligible entities; (2) information describing how entities may self-certify under the program; (3) information describing how entities may obtain the expertise to meet the protocols and qualifications; and (4) instructions and suggestions to assist farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in facilitating the development of agriculture or forestry credits and accessing voluntary environmental credit markets. USDA must also establish an advisory council to make recommendations regarding the list of protoco
Subjects: Advisory bodies, Agricultural conservation and pollution, Agricultural practices and innovations, Air quality, Civil actions and liability, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Congressional oversight, Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
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How members voted on S1251. 80 total positions across all roll calls for this bill.
| Member | Date | Question | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| John Boozman (R-Arkansas) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Michael F. Bennet (D-Colorado) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Cory A. Booker (D-New Jersey) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Nay | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Shontel M. Brown (D-Ohio) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| John Cornyn (R-Texas) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Christopher A. Coons (D-Delaware) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Ted Cruz (R-Texas) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Richard J. Durbin (D-Illinois) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Steve Daines (R-Montana) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-New York) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| John W. Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Margaret Wood Hassan (D-New Hampshire) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Nay | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Angus S. King (I-Maine) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Cynthia M. Lummis (R-Wyoming) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Mike Lee (R-Utah) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Nay | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Edward J. Markey (D-Massachusetts) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Nay | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Patty Murray (D-Washington) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
| Christopher Murphy (D-Connecticut) | 2021-06-24 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1251 | Yea | Bill Passed (92-8) |
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