House Bill 5100
116th Congress(2019-2020)
DRIP Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 14, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5100
Congress
116
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 House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Drought Relief through Innovative Projects Act of 2019 or the DRIP Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a competitive grant program to (1) remove nonnative plant species in riparian areas that contribute to drought conditions, (2) replace those nonnative plant species with native plant species, and (3) maintain and monitor riparian areas in which nonnative plant species have been removed and replaced.
November 14, 2019
12/04/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
11/14/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
11/14/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 2:00:31 AM