118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4213Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act of 2023

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify the conservation reserve enhancement program.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jun 20, 2023
Last action Jun 14, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 20, 2023
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Referred
Aug 21, 2023
Agriculture
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill revises the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), which is a component of the Farm Service Agency's (FSA's) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). CREP is a public-private partnership program which allows states, tribal governments, and nonprofit and private entities to partner with FSA to implement CRP practices. CRP is a land conservation program that provides an annual rental payment to farmers in exchange for removing environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and planting species that will improve environmental health and quality.  The bill specifies that dryland agricultural uses and grazing are included as appropriate practices under CREP. The bill...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Jun 14, 2024
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Caraveo asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4213, a bill originally introduced by Representative Buck, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Aug 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jun 20, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.