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S 1767 100th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Advisory bodies Agricultural chemicals Agricultural education Agricultural policies Agricultural pollution Agriculture and Rural Affairs Conservation of natural resources Education Environmental Protection Farm management Farmland protection Farms Federal advisory bodies Nitrogen Rural affairs legislation Soil conservation State laws States Water and Water Resources Development

Agricultural Nitrogen Management Act of 1987

Introduced: October 7, 1987 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 7, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 7, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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Agriculture Nitrogen Management Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Agricultural Nitrogen Best Management Practices Task Force to: (1) develop agricultural best management practices to minimize nitrogen losses from all potential uses of agricultural nitrogen; (2) develop and disseminate to American farmers educational and training materials with respect to such practices; and (3) report to the Congress in one year on the progress of its efforts.

Authorizes appropriations.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act) to require that any State assessment report or management report be developed in consultation with the task force. Directs the Administrator to consult with the task force in preparing annual reports and final reports to the Congress.

What's happening now October 7, 1987

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 7, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1767: Agricultural Nitrogen Management Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-1767/
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"S. 1767: Agricultural Nitrogen Management Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-1767/.
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S. 1767, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-1767/.
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