H.R. 848: Farm Regulatory Certainty Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-03 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Farm Regulatory Certainty Act

Plain summary

Farm Regulatory Certainty Act This bill amends the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 to specify that animal waste, manure, and fertilizer are excluded from the Act's requirements if the waste, manure, or fertilizer originates from or is utilized by an agricultural operation. Citizen suits may not be brought under the Act against an agricultural operation if federal or state legal and enforcement actions are already underway.

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Official text

Farm Regulatory Certainty Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] · 68 cosponsors

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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Roger Williams (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), James Comer (R-KY), Jason Smith (R-MO), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Ron Estes (R-KS), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) and 8 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] reported raising $724,106 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr848.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr848 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115