S 1177
106th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Animals
Biomass energy
Cropland conversion program
Energy
Environmental Protection
Habitat conservation
Land use
Public Lands and Natural Resources
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to permit the harvesting of crops on land subject to conservation reserve contracts for recovery of biomass used in energy production.
Introduced: May 27, 1999
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
May 27, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to permit crop harvesting on conservation reserve land for recovery of biomass used in energy production.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1