HR-1163 : Still Just a Bill

Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2017

This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to exempt certain recipients of Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation assistance from specified reporting requirements. The bill exempts producers or landowners eligible to participate in any USDA conservation program from reporting requirements related to subawards, executive compensation, the Universal Identifier, and the System for Award Management.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2017-03-10CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.House committee actions
2017-02-16IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2017-02-16IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2017-02-16IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress