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S 3809 111th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Farmland Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a conservation program under which the Secretary shall make payments to assist owners and operators…

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A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a conservation program under which the Secretary shall make payments to assist owners and operators of muck land to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land.

Introduced: September 21, 2010 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sep 21, 2010
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Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide payments to owners and operators of qualifying muck land (as determined by the Secretary) in agricultural production to conserve and improve such land's soil, water, and wildlife resources.

What's happening now September 21, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3809: A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a conservation program under which the Secretary shall make payments to assist owners and operators of muck land to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3809/
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"S. 3809: A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a conservation program under which the Secretary shall make payments to assist owners and operators of muck land to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3809/.
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S. 3809, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3809/.
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[S. 3809: A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a conservation program under which the Secretary shall make payments to assist owners and operators of muck land to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3809/)
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