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A bill 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 CongressS-1913| Senate 
| Updated: 10/4/2017
John Thune

John Thune

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (5)
Tom Udall (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • 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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Timeline
Oct 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 4, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Oct 26, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3939
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
  • October 4, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 4, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • October 26, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3939
    Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3939: 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.
Agricultural insuranceCongressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceFarmland

A bill 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 CongressS-1913| Senate 
| Updated: 10/4/2017
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
Oct 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 4, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Oct 26, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3939
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
  • October 4, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 4, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • October 26, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3939
    Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
John Thune

John Thune

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (5)
Tom Udall (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3939: 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.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural insuranceCongressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceFarmland