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Recognizing the 200th anniversary of the Howard Flats Farm in Hornell, New York. [HR-332]
Recognizes the 200th anniversary of the Howard Flats Farm in Hornell, New York.
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Referred To The House Committee On Agriculture. on 08/02/2013
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Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2014 [HB-916]
Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop and maintain a current, accurate multipurpose cadastre of federal real property (an inventory of real property of the federal government) to assist with federal land management activities, including, but not limited to, resource development and conservation, travel management, agricultural use, active forest management, environmental protection, and use of real property. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cost-sharing agreements with states
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-688. on 12/22/2014
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Global Food Security Act of 2014 [HB-5656]
Global Food Security Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the President, in providing assistance to implement the Global Food Security Strategy, should: coordinate federal efforts to implement the Strategy, utilize open and streamlined solicitations to allow for the participation of a wide range of implementing partners, and strengthen existing partnerships between developing country institutions of agricultural sciences with U.S. universities with a focus on building the agriculture capacities of developing nation universities.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Received In The Senate. on 12/11/2014
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Urban Agriculture Production Act [HB-5616]
Urban Agriculture Production Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The House Committee On Agriculture. on 09/18/2014
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand certain exceptions to the private activity bond rules for first-time farmers, and for other purposes. [HB-4757]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to private activity bond financing for first-time farmers, to: (1) increase from $450,000 to $509,600 (adjusted annually for inflation) the amount of bond proceeds that may be used by a first-time farmer to acquire land for farming purposes, (2) repeal the limitation on the use of bond proceeds for used farm equipment, and (3) modify the definition of "substantial farmland" to determine farm size by reference to the average (instead of median) size of a farm in the county in which the farm is located.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/29/2014
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Farmland Preservation and Land Conservation Act of 2013 [HB-47]
Farmland Preservation and Land Conservation Act of 2013- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an estate and gift tax exclusion for real property located in the United States which at the time of a decedent's death was being used as a farm for farming purposes or exclusively for conservation purposes. Imposes: (1) an additional estate or gift tax with respect to such property if an heir or donee disposes of or uses such property for other than farming or conservation purposes, and (2) a federal tax lien on such property until liability for estate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Bishop
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/03/2013
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Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2014 [HB-4061]
Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish new estate tax rates of between 41% (for estates with a value in excess of $1,000,000) and 55% (for estates with a value in excess of $10 million), (2) allow a $1 million estate tax exclusion, and (3) provide for an inflation adjustment to such amounts for decedents dying after 2014. Restores the estate tax credit for any estate, inheritance, legacy, or succession taxes paid to a state (expired after 2004). Repeals the deduction currently allowed for such taxes.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jim McDermott
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 02/14/2014
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California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 [HB-4039]
California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Interior (Secretaries), in response to the declaration of a state of drought emergency in California, to provide the maximum quantity of water supplies possible to Central Valley Project (CVP) and Klamath Project agricultural, municipal and industrial, and refuge service and repayment contractors, State Water Project contractors, and any other locality or municipality in California
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 02/14/2014
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America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership Reauthorization Act [HB-3721]
America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership Reauthorization Act - Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 reauthorize the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership (located in Iowa).
Sponsored by: Rep. Bruce Braley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Public Lands And Environmental Regulation. on 12/19/2013
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SHARE Act [HB-3590]
Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act or the SHARE Act - (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress, not later than 12 months after enactment of this Act, an assessment of its expected economic impacts, including a review of expected increases in recreational hunting, fishing, shooting, and conservation activities. Title I: Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - (Sec. 102) Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 305. on 02/10/2014
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Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013 [HB-349]
Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to set the maximum number of acres that may be enrolled at any one time in the conservation reserve program (CRP) at: (1) 29 million acres for FY2013, (2) 26 million acres for FY2014, and (3) 26 million acres for each of FY2015 through FY2018. Prohibits the enrollment of land in the conservation reserve that is classified as class I or class II land under the National Soil Survey Handbook's land capability classification system unless such land is
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Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 02/04/2013
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Agricultural Structures Building Act of 2013 [HB-3315]
Agricultural Structures Building Act of 2013 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow local variances for certain agricultural structures (such as any agricultural product processing facility, agricultural product storage facility, shed, farmhouse, barn, or other structure which has as its primary purpose supporting the agricultural industry). Prohibits certain land use and control measures from being deemed inadequate or inconsistent with land management criteria for participation in the flood insurance program because such measures
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 10/23/2013
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Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 [HB-3080]
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Esty
Signed By President. on 06/10/2014
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Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2013 [HB-3023]
Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies to earn income from dispositions of certain real property and stock interests without affecting their tax-exempt status. Requires that such income be used to pay the costs of operations, maintenance, and capital improvements of such a company.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 08/02/2013
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Agricultural Act of 2014 [HB-2642]
Agricultural Act of 2014 - Title I: Commodities - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - Part I: Repeals - (Sec. 1101) Repeals: (1) direct payments under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; and (2) countercyclical payments and the average crop revenue election program (ACRE) under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Continues countercyclical payments and ACRE, however, for crop year 2013. Part II: Commodity Policy - (Sec. 1111) Includes peanuts as a covered commodity. (Sec. 1112) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Lucas
Became Public Law No: 113-79. on 02/07/2014
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 [HB-2498]
Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Title I: Commodity Programs - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2013, direct payments, countercyclical payments, and the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Makes adverse market payments available for the 2014-2018 crop years to producers on farms where the actual price for a covered commodity is less than the reference price for such commodity. Establishes the agriculture risk coverage program for crop years 2014-2018 to make payments to producers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The House Committee On Agriculture. on 06/25/2013
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National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2014 [HB-2431]
National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 to specify that the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Program's purpose shall be to better inform and provide for more timely decisionmaking to reduce drought related impacts and costs. Revises NIDIS functions to require the NIDIS, among other things, to: (1) provide an effective drought early warning system consisting of certain information, forecasts, and assessments on both national
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Became Public Law No: 113-86. on 03/06/2014
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Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act [HB-213]
Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to deem as adulterated food that is: (1) produced on land on which sewage sludge was applied; (2) derived from poultry that were raised, or that consumed animal feed produced, on such land; and (3) derived from livestock that grazed, or consumed animal feed produced, on such land. Permits exceptions if: (1) the application of sewage
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Rural Development, And Credit. on 02/04/2013
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Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 [HB-1947]
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - Title I: Commodities - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - (Sec. 1101) Repeals, but continues for crop year 2013: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). (Sec. 1105) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for a farm's base acreage adjustment for covered commodities if: (1) a conservation reserve contract expires or is voluntarily terminated, (2) cropland is released from conservation reserve contract coverage,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H3933-3968) on 06/20/2013
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Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013 [HB-1890]
Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make a producer violating certain conservation requirements under the highly erodible land or wetland programs ineligible for federal crop insurance premiums. Requires producers under the highly erodible land program and the wetland conservation program to comply with specified conservation requirements. Extends and revises: (1) the conservation reserve program, (2) the conservation stewardship program, and (3) the environmental quality incentives program.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 05/22/2013