HR4956-118

Introduced

To establish an advisory committee to inform Congress of the impact of Waters of the United States regulations on United States agriculture, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 27, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish an advisory committee to inform Congress of the impact of Waters of the United States regulations on United States agriculture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Government Operations, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HBBB172F09DF642C8BC0A0E7FE321BA3D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmer-Informed WOTUS Act of 2023.
  • Section HDB9899B1AFAF4D86A45D3818C3023AB8: 2. Advisory committee for Waters of the United States regulations In this section: The term advisory committee means the advisory committee established under...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish an advisory committee to inform Congress of the impact of Waters of the United States regulations on United States agriculture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.

Key Policy Areas

Agriculture, Government Operations, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish an advisory committee to inform Congress of the impact of Waters of the United States regulations on United States agriculture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.

Policy Domains

Agriculture Government Operations Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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federal implementing agencies:
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 27, 2023

Mr. Yakym (for himself and Mr. Mann) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Agriculture Government Operations Environment
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_epa"
→ Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Secretary" §HDB9899B1AFAF4D86A45D3818C3023AB8

the Secretary of Agriculture. The term specialty crop has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note

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