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Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015 [HB-594]
Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from: developing, finalizing, adopting, implementing, applying, administering, or enforcing the proposed rule entitled, "Definition of 'Waters of the United States' Under the Clean Water Act," issued on April 21, 2014, or the proposed guidance entitled, "Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected By the Clean Water Act," dated February 17, 2012; or using the proposed rule or proposed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 01/29/2015
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Beginning Farmers Agenda Act of 2016 [HB-5857]
Beginning Farmers Agenda Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 08/30/2016
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ADVISE Now Act Agriculture Delivering Vastly Improved Science at the EPA Now Act [HB-5829]
ADVISE Now Act Agriculture Delivering Vastly Improved Science at the EPA Now Act This bill amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to require the Environmental Protection Agency and its Science Advisory Board to establish a standing agriculture-related committee (as the Act currently requires without a deadline) within 30 days of enactment of this bill. If an agriculture committee is not established by this deadline, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall establish and appoint members to such
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 09/21/2016
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Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 [HB-5733]
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 1961 to revise the limits for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) conservation loan guarantee program. The bill replaces the existing 80% limit on the portion of a loan that USDA may guarantee with limits that range from 80%-90%, depending on the principal amount of the loan. For socially disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers, the bill replaces the existing 90% limit with limits that range from 85%-95%, depending on the principal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 08/30/2016
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Farm Regulatory Certainty Act [HB-5685]
Farm Regulatory Certainty Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Introduced In House on 07/08/2016
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Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act [HB-5605]
Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to revise the process that the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) uses to make a wetland determination, delineation, or certification. The NRCS must make a determination, delineation, or certification within 60 days. If the NRCS misses the deadline, it must provide a reasonable transition period for a person to come into compliance with the decision without losing eligibility for certain payments and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 07/14/2016
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Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2016 [HB-5489]
Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow energy tax credits through 2020 for investments in: (1) qualified biogas property, or (2) qualified manure resource recovery property. The bill also permits new clean renewable energy bonds to be used for such properties. "Qualified biogas property" comprises a system that: (1) uses anaerobic digesters or other specified processes to convert biomass into a gas which is at least 52% methane; and (2) captures the gas for use as a fuel. The term includes
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 09/30/2016
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Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 [HB-5451]
Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to exempt certain recipients of Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation assistance from specified reporting requirements. The bill exempts producers that receive $450,000 or less in USDA conservation assistance during the year or are Indian tribes from reporting requirements related to subawards, executive compensation, the Universal Identifier, and the System for Award Management.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 06/30/2016
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5325]
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 5) Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the emergency amounts and transmitting the designations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Graves
Presented To President. on 09/29/2016
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California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act [HB-5247]
California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act TITLE I--LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS FOR WESTERN STATES SUBJECT TO DROUGHT This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, within California and other states served by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and also within Alaska and Hawaii, to provide: (1) cost-shared financial assistance and other long-term agreements to nonfederal participants to advance the planning, design, and construction of nonfederal permanent water storage and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 09/30/2016
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FARM Act Fertilizer Access and Responsible Management Act [HB-5213]
FARM Act Fertilizer Access and Responsible Management Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 09/19/2016
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5054]
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and related agencies. TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS Provides appropriations for the following agricultural programs and services: the Office of the Secretary; Executive Operations; the Office of the Chief Information Officer; the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; the Office
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Aderholt
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-531, By Mr. Aderholt. on 04/26/2016
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Food Recovery Act of 2015 [HB-4184]
Food Recovery Act of 2015 This bill amends the following to provide funding, expand tax deductions, and establish requirements to reduce food waste: the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; the Internal Revenue Code; the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act; and several agricultural laws. The bill expands and establishes federal grant and loan programs to: improve the nutritional health of children and raise awareness about food waste, improve cooperation between agricultural producers and emergency feeding
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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Groundwater Conservation Incentive Act of 2015 [HB-4175]
Groundwater Conservation Incentive Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax deduction for soil and water conservation expenditures to include expenditures to reduce groundwater use and for the conversion from groundwater use to surface water use.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Crawford
Introduced In House on 12/03/2015
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AIPM Act of 2015 Areawide Integrated Pest Management Act of 2015 [HB-3893]
AIPM Act of 2015 Areawide Integrated Pest Management Act of 2015 This bill amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to expand the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program to include grants to colleges, universities, and other entities for qualified areawide integrated pest management projects to prevent the spread of pests and invasive species. The bill establishes an areawide integrated pest management committee to consider stakeholder feedback
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 11/16/2015
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To authorize the purchase of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, by the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District, and for other purposes. [HB-3281]
To authorize the purchase of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, by the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District, and for other purposes. Directs the Department of Agriculture to sell and quitclaim all interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements, located at 4500 Glenwood Drive in Riverside, California, consisting of approximately 8.75 acres and administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 08/25/2015
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FUELS Act Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act [HB-3129]
FUELS Act Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ease the application of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule on certain farms. The rule requires certain non-transportation-related facilities to prevent, prepare, and respond to oil discharges that may reach navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. Among other requirements, the rule requires those facilities to: (1) certify compliance with their SPCC plans; and (2) based on the plan, construct containment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 07/22/2015
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Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2015 [HB-3120]
Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2015 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. (Nonpoint source pollution comes from diffuse sources and is caused by precipitation moving over or through the ground and carrying pollution.) In implementing the initiative, USDA must: provide grants to Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 08/06/2015
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Stop the EPA Act of 2015 [HB-3056]
Stop the EPA Act of 2015 Amends the Congressional Review Act to require congressional approval of major rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (Currently, a rule goes into effect unless Congress disapproves it.) Nullifies the EPA's existing major rules unless the EPA resubmits them for congressional review. Lowers the annual economic impact threshold from $100 million to $50 million for a rule that is deemed to be a major rule. Expands the criteria for an EPA regulation to be deemed a major rule to include that the rule will
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 07/29/2015
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-3049]
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and related agencies. TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS Provides appropriations for the following agricultural programs and services: the Office of the Secretary; Executive Operations; the Office of the Chief Information Officer; the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; the Office
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Aderholt
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-205, By Mr. Aderholt. on 07/14/2015