CRP Flexibility Act
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 27, 2021
Last action Aug 13, 2021
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Total actions
3
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Committee
2
Aug 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
lower
Jul 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
lower
Jul 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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