Summary of HR 1853 — CALL Act

At a glance

• Bill Number: HR 1853
  
• Title: CALL Act
  
• Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
  
• Introduced: March 5, 2025
  
• Classification: Bill

Legislative history and sponsors

• Introduced in House: March 5, 2025
  
• Initial referral: House Committee on Agriculture (same day)
  
• Subsequent referral: Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology (March 28, 2025)
  
• Primary sponsor: Julia Brownley
  
• Cosponsors: Andrea Salinas (cosponsor), Melanie A. Stansbury (cosponsor)

Purpose and provisions

• The available information does not include the bill text or specific provisions. As a result, the precise objectives, programs, funding, and regulatory changes proposed by the CALL Act are not yet known from the provided summary.
• The bill’s title suggests a focus related to conservation, research, and biotechnology within agriculture, but the actual scope, definitions, and regulatory or funding mechanisms require the enacted text or committee summaries to confirm.

Who would be affected (potentially)

• While specifics are not yet disclosed, proposed agriculture-conservation-biotech legislation typically impacts:
  • Farmers, ranchers, and land managers (nutrition of programs, incentives, or compliance requirements)
  • Agricultural research institutions and biotechnology developers
  • Federal agencies administering conservation or research programs
  • Conservation organizations and stakeholders
  • Consumers indirectly impacted through agricultural policy and innovation

Procedural timeline and next steps

• As of now, the bill is in the subcommittee stage:
  • March 5, 2025: Introduced and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture
  • March 28, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
• Expected next steps (subject to legislative prerogatives):
  • Subcommittee hearings and markups
  • Potential full committee consideration
  • Floor debate and voting, if advanced
  • Any amendments and final passage (then potential Senate action)

How to track updates

• For the full, authoritative text and amendments, monitor:
  • Congress.gov page for HR 1853 (CALL Act)
  • Committee pages for the House Committee on Agriculture and the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
  • Official sponsor and cosponsor statements or press releases

Note: A detailed, accurate summary of the bill’s substantive provisions will require the actual text or official summaries once released. This overview focuses on known procedural history and the contextual implications of the bill’s stated title and sponsorship.