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HCONRES 520 107th Congress House

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…

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Official title: 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
Agriculture and Food Administrative procedureAgricultural conservationCropland conversion programDepartment of Agriculture
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Disaster reliefDroughtsEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionGovernment Operations and PoliticsGrazingLand useLawPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesRain and rainfallWater Resources Development
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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
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 Latest action November 20, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

 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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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 520: 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.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-520/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 520: 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.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-520/.
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H. Con. Res. 520, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-520/.
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[H. Con. Res. 520: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-520/)
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