# 119-hr-4865: Advancing Research on Agricultural Soil Health Act of 2025

119-hr-4865, Advancing Research on Agricultural Soil Health Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4865
- Congress: 119
- Title: Advancing Research on Agricultural Soil Health Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Standardized soil carbon measurement** would be created to track and model soil carbon and greenhouse gas impacts on U.S. farmland. The bill sets methods, technical help, a national inventory, and modeling tools tied to direct measurements.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More on-farm soil carbon demos and longer trials: benefit, low. On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials would include soil health systems that keep or raise soil carbon and low‑cost tools to measure greenhouse gases. Trials now limited to three years would be allowed to run five years. The SARE program would run on‑farm demonstration projects for soil carbon. If…
- Soil carbon inventory with farmer privacy: benefit, low. USDA would set up a Soil Carbon Inventory and Analysis Network. Sampling on your land would only happen with owner permission. The inventory must protect private data and may not sell individual producer information. It would use the standard method, favor repeat sites, and publish public, aggregat…
- Standard soil carbon tests and help for farmers: benefit, low. Within 270 days, USDA would set a standard way to measure soil carbon. Producers could get voluntary guidance and technical help from NRCS. Help would be in multiple languages and in digital and paper form. It would apply to certain grant recipients and any producer who chooses to report. The metho…
- Tools to model farm emissions and soil carbon: benefit, low. USDA would build national tools to predict how farm practices change greenhouse gases and soil carbon. The tools must use real measurements, show uncertainty, and work across soils, crops, regions, weather, and farm sizes. They must be easy to use and in multiple languages. USDA would review them a…
- AFRI adds soil carbon research priority: benefit, low. If enacted, the AFRI grant program would list soil carbon measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification as a priority topic. Universities and researchers could compete for AFRI grants to study these areas. This change would take effect upon enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4865 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4865)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4865 (as of 2026-09-21).