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HR 4988 115th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Farmland Government lending and loan guarantees Wetlands

Conservation Assistance Loan Act of 2018

Introduced: February 8, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 8, 2018
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Conservation Assistance Loan Act of 2018

This bill establishes a Department of Agriculture (USDA) nonrecourse conservation assistance loan program. Under the program, farmers who receive loans must meet certain conservation requirements, including: (1) complying with applicable conservation and wetland protection requirements under the Food Security Act of 1985, (2) using a reduced tillage method and nutrient management practices, and (3) planting a cover crop.

(Under a nonrecourse loan, a farmer pledges a commodity as collateral and may deliver the pledged collateral to USDA to repay the loan.)

What's happening now February 8, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Feb 8, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4988: Conservation Assistance Loan Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4988/
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"H.R. 4988: Conservation Assistance Loan Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4988/.
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H.R. 4988, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4988/.
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[H.R. 4988: Conservation Assistance Loan Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4988/)
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