American Prairie Conservation Act
Latest action · Oct 4, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedOct 4, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 4, 2017 to Jun 25, 2018, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Oct 4, 2017 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Oct 4, 2017 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Oct 4, 2017 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jun 25, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Oct 4, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3939 | American Prairie Conservation Act | Identical bill | Oct 26, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2017Introduced in Senate
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