Senate Bill 2557
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Give Our Resources the Opportunity to Work Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 15, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2557
Congress
115
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Give Our Resources the Opportunity to Work Act of 2018
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize and modify several Department of Agriculture conservation programs, including the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
The bill includes provisions related to:
- payment rates and enrollment levels;
- the CRP eligibility requirements for land;
- the ranking of CSP applications;
- CSP payments for cover crop activities, comprehensive conservation planning, and management-intensive rotational grazing;
- coordination between EQIP and CSP, and
- set asides under EQIP for beginning and social disadvantaged farmers.
March 15, 2018
03/15/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
03/15/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:59 PM