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S. 801 113th Congress Senate

Prairie Protection Act of 2013

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to provide for crop production on native sod.

Introduced: April 24, 2013 Introduced by: John Thune Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural insuranceAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditDisaster relief and insuranceLand use and conservation
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 24, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 24, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 24, 2013

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prairie Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to reduce crop insurance assistance and noninsured crop disaster assistance for crops grown on native sod acreage converted to cropland for the first four years.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 686 Protect our Prairies Act
  • HR 1947 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
  • S 10 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
  • S 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 13, 2013
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Apr 24, 2013
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 24, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 801: Prairie Protection Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-801/
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