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HR 3438 107th Congress House

To authorize the State committees appointed to carry out agricultural credit programs under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to permit the emergency commercial use of land enrolled in…

Official title: To authorize the State committees appointed to carry out agricultural credit programs under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to permit the emerg… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the State committees appointed to carry out agricultural credit programs under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to permit the emergency commercial use of land enrolled in the conservation reserve program.

Introduced: December 6, 2001 Introduced by: Simpson, Michael K. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservationAgricultural subsidiesCropland conversion programDroughts
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Emergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFiresFloodsGrazingPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSoil conservationWater Resources DevelopmentWetland conservation
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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.
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Became law
Dec 11, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Dec 11, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Dec 6, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 6, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 11, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 respecting the conservation reserve program to: (1) permit State committees to allow grazing, harvesting, or other commercial forage use of conservation reserve land in response to drought, wildfire, flood, or other similar emergency; and (2) revise the Secretary of Agriculture's authority regarding such use.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3438: To authorize the State committees appointed to carry out agricultural credit programs under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to permit the emergency commercial use of land enrolled in the conservation reserve program.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3438/
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"H.R. 3438: To authorize the State committees appointed to carry out agricultural credit programs under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to permit the emergency commercial use of land enrolled in the conservation reserve program.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3438/.
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H.R. 3438, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3438/.
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[H.R. 3438: To authorize the State committees appointed to carry out agricultural credit programs under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to permit the emergency commercial use of land enrolled in the conservation reserve program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3438/)
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