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HR 1321 107th Congress House

Conservation Security Act

Official title: To amend the conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a voluntary, incentive-based conservation security program.

Introduced: March 29, 2001 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservationAgricultural innovationsAgricultural pollutionAgricultural research
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Apr 13, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Mar 29, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 29, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 15, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Conservation Security Act - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a conservation security program to assist agricultural owners and operators promote conservation of soil, water, and related resources such as wildlife and wetlands.

Requires a participant to submit a resource security plan. Sets forth three tiers of resource security plan conservation practices, and bases a participant's annual payments upon implemented tiers.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 29, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1321: Conservation Security Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1321/
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"H.R. 1321: Conservation Security Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1321/.
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