US HB1647 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), in consultation with the Great Lakes States, to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural non-point source pollution prevention. Gives funding priority to producers that participate in a state verification program. Defines "Great Lakes State" as Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin.
Title
Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2013
Sponsors
Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-05-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. |
2013-04-18 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
Subjects
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agriculture and food
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Great Lakes
Illinois
Indiana
Lakes and rivers
Michigan
Minnesota
New York State
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Water quality
Watersheds
Wisconsin
Agriculture and food
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Great Lakes
Illinois
Indiana
Lakes and rivers
Michigan
Minnesota
New York State
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Water quality
Watersheds
Wisconsin
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1647/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1647/BILLS-113hr1647ih.pdf |