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HR 5799 116th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural practices and innovations Army Corps of Engineers Civil actions and liability Department of Agriculture Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Farmland Judicial review and appeals Land use and conservation Wetlands

Bridging Responsible Agricultural Conservation Efforts Act

Introduced: February 7, 2020 Introduced by: Thompson, Glenn Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 12, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1057)
Feb 7, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 7, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bridging Responsible Agricultural Conservation Efforts Act

This bill revises requirements to protect wetlands under the Clean Water Act, including to add specifics regarding agricultural practices that are excluded from wetland protections and to exclude certain land converted into cropland from protection under the act.

What's happening now February 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5799: Bridging Responsible Agricultural Conservation Efforts Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5799/
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"H.R. 5799: Bridging Responsible Agricultural Conservation Efforts Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5799/.
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H.R. 5799, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5799/.
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