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S 334 100th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Rural Affairs Conservation of natural resources Environmental Protection Legumes Soil conservation

A bill amending the Food Security Act of 1985 to define alfalfa and other legumes as agricultural commodities under the conservation title of the Act.

Introduced: January 20, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 16, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Mar 6, 1987
Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.
Jan 20, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 20, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to define certain alfalfa and other legumes planted to produce hay and seed as agricultural commodities for specified conservation purposes.

What's happening now July 16, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 12, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 334: A bill amending the Food Security Act of 1985 to define alfalfa and other legumes as agricultural commodities under the conservation title of the Act.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-334/
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"S. 334: A bill amending the Food Security Act of 1985 to define alfalfa and other legumes as agricultural commodities under the conservation title of the Act.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-334/.
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S. 334, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-334/.
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