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HR 8527 117th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural insurance Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Congressional oversight Farmland Government information and archives Soil pollution

Conservation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience Program Act

Introduced: July 27, 2022 Introduced by: Casten, Sean Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Oct 4, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Jul 27, 2022
Introduced in House
Jul 27, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Conservation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience Program Act or the COVER Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a Good Steward Cover Crop Program to provide producers additional premium subsidies when they plant cover crops.

Additionally, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation must carry out a pilot program under which a producer who uses innovative soil health practices may receive additional premium subsidies on multi-peril crop insurance.

What's happening now October 4, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8527: Conservation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience Program Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8527/
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"H.R. 8527: Conservation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience Program Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8527/.
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H.R. 8527, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8527/.
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