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Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2017

Introduced: February 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2017

This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to exempt certain recipients of Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation assistance from specified reporting requirements. The bill exempts producers or landowners eligible to participate in any USDA conservation program from reporting requirements related to subawards, executive compensation, the Universal Identifier, and the System for Award Management.

What's happening now March 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1603 Related bill Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
  • HR 1625 Related bill Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
  • S 364 Identical bill Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 3
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 5, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 20, 2017
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Apr 20, 2017
Young, David
· Mar 21, 2017
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Mar 16, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 10, 2017
Abraham, Ralph
· Feb 16, 2017
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Feb 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1163: Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1163/
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"H.R. 1163: Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1163/.
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