To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to make the native sod provisions applicable to the United States and to modify those provisions, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3939| House
| Updated: 10/26/2017
Kristi L. Noem
Republican Representative
South Dakota
Cosponsors (6)
Agriculture Committee, General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
American Prairie Conservation Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to modify provisions, known as sodsaver provisions, that reduce benefits under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop insurance and noninsured crop disaster assistance programs for farmers who plant crops on native sod. The bill also amends the Agriculture Act of 2014 to extend the requirement for USDA to submit annual reports to Congress regarding cropland acreage.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural insuranceCongressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceFarmland
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to make the native sod provisions applicable to the United States and to modify those provisions, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3939| House
| Updated: 10/26/2017
American Prairie Conservation Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to modify provisions, known as sodsaver provisions, that reduce benefits under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop insurance and noninsured crop disaster assistance programs for farmers who plant crops on native sod. The bill also amends the Agriculture Act of 2014 to extend the requirement for USDA to submit annual reports to Congress regarding cropland acreage.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Kristi L. Noem
Republican Representative
South Dakota
Cosponsors (6)
Agriculture Committee, General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Agriculture and Food
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Agricultural insuranceCongressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceFarmland