S. 5128 · 117th Congress · Senate

Fertilizer SUSTAIN Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced
Nov 17, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Fertilizer Stewardship, Utilization, Sustainability, Technology, Access, Innovation, and Nourishment Act or the Fertilizer SUSTAIN Act

This bill (1) directs the Department of the Interior to designate potash and phosphates as critical minerals, (2) revises the Federal Register and National Environmental Policy Act permitting process for mining and phosphate and potash exploration, and (3) requires the Environmental Protection Agency to allow phosphogypsum to be used in government road projects.

Action Timeline

2
  1. NOV 17, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. NOV 17, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Committees

1

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Referred: Nov 17, 2022

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