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H.R. 3809 115th Congress House

Sustainable Farmland for the Future Act

Official title: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve conservation compliance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 21, 2017 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural insuranceFarmlandWetlands
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Oct 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Sep 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 21, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1247)
Sep 21, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sustainable Farmland for the Future Act

This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify the conservation compliance provisions that apply to farmers who receive certain Department of Agriculture (USDA) benefits and have land that is highly erodible or a wetland.

The bill modifies the compliance provisions to:

  • apply the requirements to cropland that is planted to a row crop rather than highly erodible cropland;
  • modify the requirements for a conservation system;
  • modify the compliance requirements for farmers who receive crop insurance premium subsidies;
  • expand the authority and requirements for USDA to review conservation plans;
  • require USDA to use specified funds to provide technical assistance, conduct status reviews, and carry out other tasks needed to implement the conservation requirements; and
  • revise the enforcement procedures for wetlands.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3809: Sustainable Farmland for the Future Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3809/
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"H.R. 3809: Sustainable Farmland for the Future Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3809/.
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H.R. 3809, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3809/.
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