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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. CASTEN:H.R. 8527.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H7255]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Conservation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience Program Act or the</b> <b>COVER Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a Good Steward Cover Crop Program to provide producers additional premium subsidies when they plant cover crops.</p> <p>Additionally, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation must carry out a pilot program under which a producer who uses innovative soil health practices may receive additional premium subsidies on multi-peril crop insurance.</p>]]></text>
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