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
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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