To amend the conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 to promote the conservation and improvement of the soil, water, and wildlife resources of lands containing muck soils, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.

H.R.6180 through Congress

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Related Senate bill: S.3809 A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a conservation program under which the Secretary shall make payments to assist owners and operators of muck land to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 22, 2010

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide payments to owners and operators of qualifying muck land (as determined by the Secretary) in agricultural production to conserve and improve such land's soil, water, and wildlife resources.

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Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] · D–NY

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Agriculture Committee

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Nov 16, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
Sep 22, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 22, 2010
Introduced in House
Sep 22, 2010
Introduced in House

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S 3809 · A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a conservation program under which the Secretary shall make payments to assist owners and operators of muck land to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land.

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Discuss H.R.6180, 111th Congress: To amend the conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 to promote the conservation and improvement of the soil, water, and wildlife resources of lands containing muck soils, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/6180

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2010-09-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr6180/BILLS-111hr6180ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.6180, 111th Congress: To amend the conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 to promote the conservation and improvement of the soil, water, and wildlife resources of lands containing muck soils, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/6180

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2010-09-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr6180/BILLS-111hr6180ih.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.R.6180, 111th Congress: To amend the conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 to promote the conservation and improvement of the soil, water, and wildlife resources of lands containing muck soils, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/6180

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2010-09-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr6180/BILLS-111hr6180ih.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.R.6180, 111th Congress: To amend the conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 to promote the conservation and improvement of the soil, water, and wildlife resources of lands containing muck soils, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/6180

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2010-09-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr6180/BILLS-111hr6180ih.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.R.6180 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.