3.0.0 2215 2023-01-11T13:39:08Z 2023-01-11T13:39:08Z Senate S 2017-12-11 115 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-12-11T22:06:12Z 2017-12-11 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2017-12-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Contracts and agency Food supply, safety, and labeling Land transfers Agriculture and Food 00 2017-12-11 Introduced in Senate 2018-06-27T12:04:11Z Homegrown Organic Act of 2017

This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify several Department of Agriculture conservation programs to authorize additional assistance for farmers who are transitioning to organic farming. The bill modifies the Conservation Reserve Program, the Conservation Stewardship Program, and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

]]> Homegrown Organic Act of 2017 Display Title Homegrown Organic Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Homegrown Organic Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to better assist producers desiring to voluntarily transition into organic production systems. Introduced in Senate 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2215is/xml/BILLS-115s2215is.xml 2017-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.