Bill115th CongressFiled Mar 15, 2018Agriculture and Food
S. 2557
Give Our Resources the Opportunity to Work Act of 2018
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 15, 2018)
Give Our Resources the Opportunity to Work Act of 2018
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize and modify several Department of Agriculture conservation programs, including the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
The bill includes provisions related to:
- payment rates and enrollment levels;
- the CRP eligibility requirements for land;
- the ranking of CSP applications;
- CSP payments for cover crop activities, comprehensive conservation planning, and management-intensive rotational grazing;
- coordination between EQIP and CSP, and
- set asides under EQIP for beginning and social disadvantaged farmers.
What just happenedMar 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA](R-IA)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateMar 15, 2018
- Mar 15, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee - Mar 15, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate