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HR9572Referred to Committee

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to clarify land eligible for enrollment in the conservation reserve program.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-02
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Becca Balint
Becca Balint
Democrat · VT · Representative
Votes with party: 98.0% (600 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001318

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

2026-07-02

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2026-07-02

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would clarify which types of land can be enrolled in a federal program that pays farmers to take environmentally sensitive acres out of production and protect them through conservation practices. This affects farmers and landowners who participate in the conservation reserve program, as well as taxpayers funding the initiative, by making the rules clearer about what land qualifies for these payments.

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