EQIP Improvement Act of 2023
Latest action · Mar 6, 2023 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.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
EQIP Improvement Act of 2023
This bill amends the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to reduce and remove certain payment requirements. (EQIP provides technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers and forest landowners to address natural resource concerns.)
Specifically, the bill
- reduces the maximum payments available to a person or legal entity under EQIP to $150,000 per five-year period (from the current level of $450,000), thereby allowing for an increase in the overall number of participants in the program;
- reduces federal cost sharing to 40% (from 75%) for the costs associated with planning, installation, or maintenance for specified conservation practices (e.g., access roads, dams, and waste storage facilities); and
- removes a requirement that 50% of EQIP funding payments go to livestock production programs.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2023 to Mar 28, 2023, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Mar 6, 2023 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Mar 28, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Mar 6, 2023Read 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 5252 | EQIP Improvement Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Sep 25, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2023Introduced in Senate
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