S 2484 · 117th Congress · Agriculture and Food

CRP Flexibility Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-07-27· Sponsored by Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S5106)(2021-07-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Conservation Reserve Program Flexibility Act of 2021 or CRP Flexibility Act of 2021 This bill modifies the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to permit emergency haying during the primary nesting season to respond to drought or other emergencies. (Under current law, emergency haying is only permitted outside of the primary nesting season.) Under CRP, the Department of Agriculture provides annual payments to agricultural producers to take highly erodible and environmentally sensitive land out of production and install resource-conserving practices.…

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Cosponsors (5)

2 Democrats3 Republicans