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HR 4157 113th Congress House Environmental Protection Agricultural conservation and pollution Government information and archives Licensing and registrations Livestock Right of privacy Water quality

Farmer Identity Protection Act

Introduced: March 18, 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
Introduced in House
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.
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 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1343 Related bill Farmer Identity Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 1 Republican 4
R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 30, 2014
LATHAM, TOM
· Apr 29, 2014
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Apr 9, 2014
Collins, Chris
· Apr 1, 2014
Yoho, Ted
· Mar 18, 2014
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 12, 2014
Denham, Jeff
· Mar 11, 2014
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Mar 11, 2014
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 6, 2014
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Mar 6, 2014
TERRY, LEE
· Mar 6, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4157: Farmer Identity Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4157/
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"H.R. 4157: Farmer Identity Protection Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4157/.
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H.R. 4157, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4157/.
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