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EQIP Improvement Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-658| Senate 
| Updated: 3/6/2023
Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (2)
Mike Lee (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • 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
Introduced in Senate
Mar 6, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sep 25, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-5252
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • March 6, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 6, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • September 25, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-5252
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5252: 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 CongressS-658| Senate 
| Updated: 3/6/2023
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
Introduced in Senate
Mar 6, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sep 25, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-5252
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • March 6, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 6, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • September 25, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-5252
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (2)
Mike Lee (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5252: 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