US Congress House Bill 5188 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-06 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Pending: House Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

SOIL Stewardship Act Strengthening Our Investment in Land Stewardship Act This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize and modify Department of Agriculture conservation programs, including the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and the Conservation Stewardship Program. The bill addresses requirements for the programs relating to: enrollment and funding levels, the length and renewal process for contracts, payment rates, payment limitations, coordinating the application and enrollment processes for the two programs, set-asides and the enrollment process for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers, soil health and carbon storage, and wildlife conservation and organic production.

SOIL Stewardship Act Strengthening Our Investment in Land Stewardship Act

Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2018-03-06	House	Introduced in House

SB2874 (Related) 2018-05-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5188/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5188/BILLS-115hr5188ih.pdf