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A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve conservation programs, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2557| Senate 
| Updated: 3/15/2018
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (3)
Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Mar 15, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Mar 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • March 15, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 15, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditFarmlandGovernment studies and investigationsLakes and riversLand use and conservationMinority and disadvantaged businessesPublic contracts and procurementSoil pollutionWater qualityWatersheds

A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve conservation programs, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2557| Senate 
| Updated: 3/15/2018
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.
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Timeline
Mar 15, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Mar 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • March 15, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 15, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (3)
Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditFarmlandGovernment studies and investigationsLakes and riversLand use and conservationMinority and disadvantaged businessesPublic contracts and procurementSoil pollutionWater qualityWatersheds