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HCONRES 520 107th Congress House Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Agricultural conservation Cropland conversion program Department of Agriculture Disaster relief Droughts Emergency Management Environmental Protection Government Operations and Politics Grazing Land use Law Public Lands and Natural Resources Rain and rainfall Water Resources Development

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should reexamine the authorities governing the Conservation Reserve Program and adjust the program to the maximum extent practicable to assist agricultural producers adversely affected by severe drought conditions.

Introduced: November 14, 2002 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Nov 20, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Nov 20, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Nov 14, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 14, 2002
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should: (1) reevaluate the conditions under which the conservation reserve program is designated to permit haying and grazing, taking into consideration rainfall, temperature, crop production, partial county designations, State disaster relief criteria, and other relevant factors; and (2) review and promulgate new rules and regulations regarding the appropriate use and availability of haying and grazing on conservation reserve program lands to better reflect the needs of farmers and ranchers in times of disaster.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

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