HR 686 · 113th Congress 2013โ€“2015, ended

Protect our Prairies Act

Latest action · Mar 1, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protect our Prairies Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to reduce crop insurance assistance and noninsured crop disaster assistance for crops grown on native sod acreage converted to cropland for the first four years.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2013 to Jul 31, 2013; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 14, 2013
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalFeb 14, 2013
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalFeb 14, 2013
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-IABruce L. BraleyFeb 26, 2013
D-NHAnn M. KusterApr 9, 2013
R-NYRichard L. HannaApr 9, 2013
R-OHBob GibbsApr 12, 2013
R-ILRodney DavisApr 12, 2013
D-MNRichard M. NolanApr 16, 2013
D-ILCheri BustosMay 6, 2013
D-CTJoe CourtneyMay 21, 2013
D-MNKeith EllisonMay 21, 2013
R-NELee TerryMay 21, 2013
R-MOSam GravesMay 21, 2013
R-NCHoward CobleMay 23, 2013
D-WIRon KindJul 31, 2013

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2013
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Referred Mar 1, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 1, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
  2. Feb 14, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Feb 14, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H547.

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 10Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013Related billJan 22, 2013
S 801Prairie Protection Act of 2013Related billApr 24, 2013
S 954Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013Related billSep 4, 2013
HR 1947Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013Related billJun 20, 2013

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Protect our Prairies Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2013Introduced in House

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