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HR 408 106th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation Animals Cropland conversion program Environmental Protection Habitat conservation Public Lands and Natural Resources Soil conservation Soil erosion Water Resources Development Water pollution control Water quality Wetland conservation Wetland restoration

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the number of acres authorized for inclusion in the conservation reserve.

Introduced: January 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 1999
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 17, 1999
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Feb 11, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation and Credit.
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in House
Jan 19, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the conservation reserve program's maximum acreage.

What's happening now July 22, 1999

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 5, 1999
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 10, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 24, 1999
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 24, 1999
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 11, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 408: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the number of acres authorized for inclusion in the conservation reserve.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-408/
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"H.R. 408: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the number of acres authorized for inclusion in the conservation reserve.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-408/.
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H.R. 408, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-408/.
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