Establish USDA training programs for Texas farmers and ranchers to reduce methane emissions and improve resilience and profitability.

Jasmine Crockett · Texas · Democratic

spending impact 0.57 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 96%

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Establish USDA training programs for Texas farmers and ranchers to reduce methane emissions while improving productivity, drought resilience, and long-term profitability.

Promises USDA training programs aimed at reducing methane and improving farm resilience and profitability.

Energy & Climate — Jasmine Crockett
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Evidence

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H.R.8676 was sponsored by Rep. Jasmine Crockett and included Sec. 102, "Training programs for enteric methane livestock emissions," directing the Secretary of Agriculture to establish or expand eligible-institution training programs on livestock management, greenhouse-gas monitoring, testing, innovation, and livestock health and welfare.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Crockett took concrete legislative action closely matching the methane-training commitment by introducing the EMIT LESS Act. However, this source is bill text, not enactment or USDA implementation.

never same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.8676 - EMIT LESS Act of 2024 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Congress.gov lists H.R.8676 as introduced on 2024-06-11, referred to the House Agriculture Committee, and on 2024-08-01 referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology and the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. The tracker status is Introduced.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill did not advance beyond introduction/subcommittee referral in the 118th Congress, so it did not establish the promised USDA training programs.

never same_term A for effort

All Info - H.R.8676 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): EMIT LESS Act of 2024
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Crockett materially attempted the promise by sponsoring H.R.8676, the EMIT LESS Act of 2024, which included USDA training programs for livestock methane emissions closely matching the commitment. However, the bill remained at introduction/subcommittee referral status in the 118th Congress and there is no evidence that the promised USDA training programs were enacted or implemented. This qualifies as a serious legislative effort without delivered outcome.

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