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H.R. 6717 118th Congress House

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under the emergenc… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 12, 2023 Introduced by: Julia Letlow Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditEmergency planning and evacuationFarmlandFires
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Forests, forestry, treesNatural disasters
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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 4 steps
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Became law
Jan 25, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Jan 25, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Dec 12, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 12, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 25, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023

This bill revises the Emergency Conservation Program and the Emergency Forest Restoration Program to provide agricultural producers and owners of nonindustrial private forest land impacted by natural disasters the option to receive an advance on cost-sharing payments before carrying out emergency measures.

The bill also expands eligibility for payments under the programs to include emergency measures to address damages caused by (1) a wildfire that is not caused naturally if the damage is caused by the spread of the wildfire due to natural causes, and (2) a wildfire that is caused by the federal government.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 231 Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6717: Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6717/
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"H.R. 6717: Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6717/.
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H.R. 6717, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6717/.
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