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S 2874 115th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Endangered and threatened species Farmland Fishes Minority and disadvantaged businesses Soil pollution Wetlands Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

SOIL Stewardship Act

Introduced: May 17, 2018 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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May 17, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
May 17, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Our Investment in Land Stewardship Act or the SOIL Stewardship Act

This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize and modify Department of Agriculture conservation programs, including the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and the Conservation Stewardship Program.

The bill addresses requirements for the programs relating to:

  • enrollment and funding levels,
  • the length and renewal process for contracts,
  • payment rates,
  • payment limitations,
  • coordinating the application and enrollment processes for the two programs,
  • set-asides and the enrollment process for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers,
  • soil health and carbon storage, and
  • organic production.
What's happening now May 17, 2018

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

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