HR 1163 · 115th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-02-16· Sponsored by Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]· 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 Conservation and Forestry.(2017-03-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 201 7 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to exempt certain recipients of Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation assistance from specified reporting requirements. The bill exempts producers or landowners eligible to participate in any USDA conservation program from reporting requirements related to subawards, executive compensation, the Universal Identifier, and the System for Award Management.…

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Cosponsors (15)

8 Democrats7 Republicans
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]AR
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]LA
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]NM
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]AZ
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]MN
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]MD
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]IL
Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]IA
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]MD
Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]MS
Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]MN
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]WI
Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]MO
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]WI