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HR 4298 115th Congress House

CRP Grazing Flexibility Act

Official title: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow grazing as a mid-contract management practice in the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsFarmlandLivestock
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Dec 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Nov 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 8, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CRP Grazing Flexibility Act

This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow grazing to be used as a mid-contract management practice under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) without any reduction in the rental rate if the grazing is consistent with the conservation of soil, water, and wildlife habitat. The Department of Agriculture may not make cost sharing payments for grazing undertaken pursuant to this bill.

(CRP provides payments to farmers who agree to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality. Farmers with certain CRP contracts are required to apply authorized mid-contract management practices to CRP land to implement the conservation plan.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2 Related bill Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4298: CRP Grazing Flexibility Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4298/
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"H.R. 4298: CRP Grazing Flexibility Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4298/.
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H.R. 4298, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4298/.
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