HR 3939 · 115th Congress · Agriculture and Food

American Prairie Conservation Act

Introduced 2017-10-04· Sponsored by Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]· 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 General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.(2017-10-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] American Prairie Conservation Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to modify provisions, known as sodsaver provisions, that reduce benefits under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop insurance and noninsured crop disaster assistance programs for farmers who plant crops on native sod. The bill also amends the Agriculture Act of 2014 to extend the requirement for USDA to submit annual reports to Congress regarding cropland acreage.…

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Cosponsors (6)

5 Democrats1 Republican
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]MN
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]AR
Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]MN
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]MN
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]CA