3.0.0 8843 2023-01-11T13:44:03Z 2023-01-11T13:44:03Z House HR 2020-12-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 204 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PETERSON:H.R. 8843.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The ability to regulate interstate commerce and withforeign Nations pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.[Page H6142]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-12-03T15:00:35Z 2020-12-03 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2020-12-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 N Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Farmland Horticulture and plants Land use and conservation Public contracts and procurement Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Agriculture and Food 00 2020-12-03 Introduced in House 2021-01-06T16:27:24Z This bill increases the number of acres authorized for enrollment in the conservation reserve program for FY2021-FY2025.

The Department of Agriculture must prioritize applications for the enrollment of land that would promote soil health and carbon sequestration, including land on which deep-rooted perennials will be planted.

]]> To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the number of acres authorized for enrollment in the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the number of acres authorized for enrollment in the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the number of acres authorized for enrollment in the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8843ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8843ih.xml 2020-12-03 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. 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.