H.R. 8592 · 117th Congress
GRAIN for America Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Thomas Tiffany
- Introduced
- 2022-07-29
- Latest action
- 2022-08-29 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Summary
Guaranteeing Robust Agricultural Independence and Nutrition for America Act or the GRAIN for America Act
This bill establishes a one-year moratorium on the enrollment of land in the Conservation Reserve Program, with a specified exception for land that is already subject to a contract under the program. It also prohibits the Department of Agriculture from enrolling prime farmland in the program.
Additionally, the bill allows a participant who has entered into a contract under the program to terminate the contract at any time during the one-year period preceding the date on which the contact would expire.