US Congress Senate Bill 2874 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 17 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

SOIL Stewardship Act Strengthening Our Investment in Land 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.

SOIL Stewardship Act Strengthening Our Investment in Land Stewardship Act

Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

HB5188 (Related) 2018-03-06 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2874/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2874/BILLS-115s2874is.pdf