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S 1961 106th Congress Senate 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

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

Introduced: November 18, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Nov 18, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 18, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14814)
Nov 18, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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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 November 18, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 6, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1961: A bill 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-S-1961/
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