Conservation Reserve Program Improvement Act of 2023
Latest action · Jan 31, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S174)
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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Conservation Reserve Program Improvement Act of 2023
This bill revises the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) of the Farm Service Agency. CRP is a land conservation program that provides an annual rental payment to farmers in exchange for farmers removing environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and planting species that will improve environmental health and quality.
Specifically, the bill permanently establishes a continuous enrollment procedure for land that will be enrolled under the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement Initiative.
Additionally, the bill provides federal cost sharing payments for the establishment of grazing infrastructure on all CRP contracts and practices, if grazing is included in the conservation plan and addresses a resource concern. It also provides federal cost sharing payments under CRP for management activities to implement the conservation plan that are not related to haying or grazing.
Further, the bill increases the CRP annual rental payment limitation from $50,000 to $125,000.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Mar 30, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Jan 31, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S174)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4017 | Conservation Reserve Program Improvement Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Jul 28, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced in Senate
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