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 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
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sep 21, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1