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Farmer Identity Protection Act

Introduced: March 6, 2014 Introduced by: Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 1, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
Mar 11, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Mar 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Mar 6, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Mar 6, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farmer Identity Protection Act - Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or any EPA contractor or cooperator, from disclosing the information of any owner, operator, or employee of a livestock operation provided to EPA by a livestock producer or a state agency in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) or any other law, including: (1) names; (2) telephone numbers; (3) e-mail addresses; (4) physical addresses; (5) global positioning system coordinates; or (6) other information regarding the location of the owner, operator, livestock, or employee.

Prescribes criteria for such a disclosure, however, in a statistical or aggregate form without specifically identifying information.

What's happening now April 1, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3