HR 640 · 105th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Agricultural Lands Protection Act of 1997

Introduced 1997-02-06· Sponsored by Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.(1997-02-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Agricultural Lands Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Food Security Act of 1985 to exempt from certain wetland conservation requirements privately-owned crop, range, or pasture lands that have been used for crop production or livestock grazing for at least five of the preceding ten years.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans
Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19]TX
Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3]NE
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]VA
Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-4]IN
Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2]IN
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6]IN
Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7]MI
Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2]KY
Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6]LA
Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4]LA
Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-24]NY
Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2]CA
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]CA
Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23]TX
Rep. Riggs, Frank [R-CA-1]CA
Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-5]IA
Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7]GA
Rep. Christensen, Jon [R-NE-2]NE
Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]CA
Rep. Bryant, Ed [R-TN-7]TN