US HB7108 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Bill 7108 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on June 4 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Pending: House Conservation and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Provides authority for the Department of Agriculture during a pandemic to permit activities such as emergency haying and grazing on land that is subject to a contract under the Conservation Reserve Program.

Title

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for emergency use of certain land during a pandemic, and for other purposes.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-08-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2020-06-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2020-06-04	House	Introduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB3893 (Related) 2020-06-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S2735-2736)
HB8489 (Related) 2020-12-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.