Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should reexamine the authorities governing the Conservation Reserve Program and adjust the program to the maximum extent practicable to assist agricultural producers adversely affected by severe drought conditions.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

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Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should: (1) reevaluate the conditions under which the conservation reserve program is designated to permit haying and grazing, taking into consideration rainfall, temperature, crop production, partial county designations, State disaster relief criteria, and other relevant factors; and (2) review and promulgate new rules and regulations regarding the appropriate use and availability of haying and grazing on conservation reserve program lands to better reflect the needs of farmers and ranchers in times of disaster.

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Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · R–MO

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Agriculture Committee

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Nov 20, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Nov 20, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Nov 14, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 14, 2002
Introduced in House
Nov 14, 2002
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.Con.Res.520, 107th Congress: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should reexamine the authorities governing the Conservation Reserve Program and adjust the program to the maximum extent practicable to assist agricultural producers adversely affected by severe drought conditions.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/520

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/107/bills/hconres520/BILLS-107hconres520ih.htm

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Discuss H.Con.Res.520, 107th Congress: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should reexamine the authorities governing the Conservation Reserve Program and adjust the program to the maximum extent practicable to assist agricultural producers adversely affected by severe drought conditions.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/520

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Discuss H.Con.Res.520, 107th Congress: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should reexamine the authorities governing the Conservation Reserve Program and adjust the program to the maximum extent practicable to assist agricultural producers adversely affected by severe drought conditions.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/520

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2002-11-14.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/107/bills/hconres520/BILLS-107hconres520ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-24T18:06:37Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.520, 107th Congress: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should reexamine the authorities governing the Conservation Reserve Program and adjust the program to the maximum extent practicable to assist agricultural producers adversely affected by severe drought conditions.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/520

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2002-11-14.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/107/bills/hconres520/BILLS-107hconres520ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-24T18:06:37Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Con.Res.520 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.