Source: POLITICO'S MORNING AGRICULTURE, 2/13/19

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the chamber will vote on the progressive plan to combat climate change. House conservatives are also pressing Democrats to hold a vote, Pro Energy's Anthony Adragna reports.

Republicans are gambling that a vote on the ambitious Green New Deal will be politically tenuous for Democrats — especially the handful of senators running in 2020. McConnell hasn't provided any details about when the vote would occur.

What it does: The nonbinding resolution, S. Res. 59 (116) , calls for a 10-year "national mobilization" to move the U.S. economy away from fossil fuels, boost wages and expand union rights. Supporters say the plan is intended to set goals for curbing climate change, rather than specific policy proposals.

Ag impact: The resolution calls for "working collaboratively with farmers and ranchers ... to remove pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector as much as is technologically feasible." Specific goals include additional support for sustainable and family farming, healthier soil and a "more sustainable food system."

A draft EPA report on greenhouse gases released Tuesday found that methane emissions increased in 2017 largely due to more emissions from cows and other livestock.