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HR 3324 108th Congress House

Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act

Official title: To provide compensation to livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 24, 2004 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Agricultural conservationAgricultural subsidiesAgriculture and FoodAnimals
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Nov 3, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Oct 23, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Oct 21, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
Oct 21, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Oct 21, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Oct 21, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Oct 16, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 16, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 3, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act - Establishes a voluntary grazing permit and lease buyout program for commercial livestock operators on Federal land. Sets forth land priorities if funds are insufficient to meet all buyouts.

Provides for the permanent retirement of grazing allotments which have no valid grazing permits or allotment leases.

States that a permittee or lessee shall maintain the permit or lease for the remainder of its term in instances of nonuse or reduced use.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Feb 24, 2004
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 16, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3324: Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3324/
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"H.R. 3324: Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3324/.
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H.R. 3324, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3324/.
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