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EQIP Improvement Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-5252| House 
| Updated: 9/25/2023
Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (3)
Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
EQIP Improvement Act of 2023 This bill amends the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to reduce and remove certain payment requirements. (EQIP provides technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers and forest landowners to address natural resource concerns.) Specifically, the bill reduces the maximum payments available to a person or legal entity under EQIP to $150,000 per five-year period (from the current level of $450,000), thereby allowing for an increase in the overall number of participants in the program; reduces federal cost sharing to 40% (from 75%) for the costs associated with planning, installation, or maintenance for specified conservation practices (e.g., access roads, dams, and waste storage facilities); and removes a requirement that 50% of EQIP funding payments go to livestock production programs.
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Timeline
Mar 6, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-658
Introduced in Senate
Aug 22, 2023
Introduced in House
Aug 22, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • March 6, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-658
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 22, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • August 22, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • September 25, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 118-658: EQIP Improvement Act of 2023
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditCongressional oversightLand use and conservationWater qualityWildlife conservation and habitat protection

EQIP Improvement Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-5252| House 
| Updated: 9/25/2023
EQIP Improvement Act of 2023 This bill amends the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to reduce and remove certain payment requirements. (EQIP provides technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers and forest landowners to address natural resource concerns.) Specifically, the bill reduces the maximum payments available to a person or legal entity under EQIP to $150,000 per five-year period (from the current level of $450,000), thereby allowing for an increase in the overall number of participants in the program; reduces federal cost sharing to 40% (from 75%) for the costs associated with planning, installation, or maintenance for specified conservation practices (e.g., access roads, dams, and waste storage facilities); and removes a requirement that 50% of EQIP funding payments go to livestock production programs.
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Timeline
Mar 6, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-658
Introduced in Senate
Aug 22, 2023
Introduced in House
Aug 22, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • March 6, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-658
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 22, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • August 22, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • September 25, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (3)
Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 118-658: EQIP Improvement Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditCongressional oversightLand use and conservationWater qualityWildlife conservation and habitat protection