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S 1594 112th 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, 2011 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, 2011
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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, 2011

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

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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 26, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1594: 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.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1594/
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"S. 1594: 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.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1594/.
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S. 1594, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1594/.
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