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EQIP Improvement Act of 2018
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EQIP Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). (EQIP provides financial and technical assistance for agricultural producers and land owners to implement certain conservation practices.) The bill modifies EQIP to: reduce the maximum federal cost-share from 75% to 40% for specified practices, repeal the requirement for at least 60% of the funds made available for EQIP payments to be targeted at practices relating to livestock production, and reduce the five-year EQIP payment cap from $450,000 to $150,000. The bill also requires USDA to: (1) coordinate the program with the conservation effects assessments carried out by USDA, and (2) revise the guidance issued to states for allocating funds to require data regarding environmental concerns to be used as a primary factor to prioritize projects. USDA must prioritize EQIP applications that consist only of the performance of certain land management or vegetative practices that are a cost-effective means of addressing the most pressing impairments that threaten to degrade or impair water quality, water quantity, soil or related natural resources within a local watershed, or a specific natural resource boundary.
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Filing registrants (4)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 S. 1966, Regional Conservation Partnership Program Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2139, Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 848, Farm Regulatory Certainty Act S. 2624, Environmental Quality Incentive Program Improvement Act H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $20,562 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 3040 -Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2017 H.R. 3235 -Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act H.R. 3264 -Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3761 -Carbon Capture Act H.R. 5188 -SOIL Stewardship Act H.R. 5259 -STRESS Act S. 1752-Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 2624 -EQIP Improvement Act of 2018 Issues other than legislation: Environmental/Superfund Biotechnology and genetically modified organisms. Conservation Incentives. National energy policy. Renewable energy. Regulation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Animal Feeding Operations. Water resource issues. Agricultural chemicals. Fuel storage. Endangered species. Fisheries management. Regulation of the energy futures
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Agriculture
S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 S. 1966, Regional Conservation Partnership Program Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2139, Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 848, Farm Regulatory Certainty Act S. 2624, Environmental Quality Incentive Program Improvement Act
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Agriculture
S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 S. 1966, Regional Conservation Partnership Program Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2139, Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 848, Farm Regulatory Certainty Act S. 2624, Environmental Quality Incentive Program Improvement Act
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 3040 -Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2017 H.R. 3235 -Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act H.R. 3264 -Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3761 -Carbon Capture Act H.R. 5188 -SOIL Stewardship Act H.R. 5259 -STRESS Act S. 1752-Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 2624 -EQIP Improvement Act of 2018 Issues other than legislation: Environmental/Superfund Biotechnology and genetically modified organisms. Conservation Incentives. National energy policy. Renewable energy. Regulation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Animal Feeding Operations. Water resource issues. Agricultural chemicals. Fuel storage. Endangered species. Fisheries management. Regulation of the energy futures
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Agriculture
S. 2624, EQIP Improvement Act of 2018 - issues related to federal assistance for agricultural conservation practices and programmatic resources; Issues related to GMO labeling rule making; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) - issues related to Title II - Conservation and water quality
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Agriculture
S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 S. 1966, Regional Conservation Partnership Program Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2139, Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 848, Farm Regulatory Certainty Act S. 2624, Environmental Quality Incentive Program Improvement Act
Client expense: $30,359 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · second_quarter · Agriculture
S. 2624, EQIP Improvement Act of 2018 - issues related to federal assistance for agricultural conservation practices and programmatic resources
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 424 -Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 3040 -Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2017 H.R. 3235 -Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act H.R. 3264 -Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3761 -Carbon Capture Act H.R. 5188 -SOIL Stewardship Act H.R. 5259 -STRESS Act S. 1752-Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 2624 -EQIP Improvement Act of 2018 Issues other than legislation: Environmental/Superfund Biotechnology and genetically modified organisms. Conservation Incentives. National energy policy. Renewable energy. Regulation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Animal Feeding Operations. Water resource issues. Agricultural chemicals. Fuel storage. Endangered species. Fisheries management. Regulation of the energy futures
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · first_quarter · Agriculture
Senate Unnumbered, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 S. 1966, Regional Conservation Partnership Program Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2139, Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 848, Farm Regulatory Certainty Act S. 1966, Regional Conservation Partnership Program Improvement Act S. 2624, Environmental Quality Incentive Program Improvement Act
Client expense: $21,839 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S. 1752Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 2624 EQIP Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5259 STRESS Act H.R. 5188 SOIL Stewardship Act H.R. 424Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 3040Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2017 H.R. 3235Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act H.R. 3264Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3761Carbon Capture Act Issues other than legislation: Environmental/Superfund Biotechnology and genetically modified organisms. Conservation Incentives. National energy policy. Renewable energy. Regulation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Animal Feeding Operations. Water resource issues. Agricultural chemicals. Fuel storage. Endangered species. Fisheries management. Regulation of the energy futures
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · first_quarter · Agriculture
H.R.3698 & S.1773 - A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit the overall rate of return for crop insurance providers and remove the requirement of budget neutrality in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement;
 H.R.3637 & S. 2215 - The Homegrown Organic Act of 2017; H.R. 2436 & S.2404 - The Organic Agriculture Research Act of 2017; 
 H.R. ___ & S. 2624 - The EQIP Improvement Act of 2018; all sections. H.R.2332 & S.1025 - Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures or the AFFIRM Act, all sections; S. 1966 - The Regional Conservation Partnership Program Improvement Act of 2017, all sections; S.2096 & H.R.4305 - the Harvest Price Subsidy Prohibition Act, all sections; H.R. 5203 & S. 2512 - Legislation to prohibit farmers from being paid twice for the same loss via commodity subsidies and crop insurance, all sections; H.R 2 & S._____ - The Agricultural and Nutrition Act (Farm Bill), any sections pertaining to conservation, crop insurance, farm subsidies, environmental regulations and organic.
Client expense: $139,495 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE