Senate bill · S. 4862 (119th Congress)
Direct the Secretary of Agriculture to consider certain acreage not planted due to a lack of irrigation water to be eligible for prevented planting payments…
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to consider certain acreage not planted due to a lack of irrigation water to be eligible for prevented planting payments, and for other purposes.
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Summary
Would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to treat acreage left unplanted because irrigation water was unavailable as eligible for prevented planting payments under covered USDA farm programs, and defines irrigation water to include snowmelt, runoff, stream flow, reservoir, and groundwater sources.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
House Committee on Agriculture · U.S. House of Representatives
Also referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · U.S. Senate.
Full history
- Jun 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Jun 23, 2026
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Jun 23, 2026
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Jun 23, 2026
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.