House Bill 4710
117th Congress(2021-2022)
CRP Flexibility Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 27, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4710
Congress
117
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
CRP Flexibility Act
This bill modifies the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to permit emergency haying during the primary nesting season to respond to drought or other emergencies. (Under current law, emergency haying is only permitted outside of the primary nesting season.)
Under CRP, the Department of Agriculture provides annual payments to agricultural producers to take highly erodible and environmentally sensitive land out of production and install resource-conserving practices.
July 27, 2021
08/13/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
07/27/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
07/27/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 31, 2023 7:15:21 PM