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To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to clarify land eligible for enrollment in the conservation reserve program.
Summary
- Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to clarify land eligibility for the Conservation Reserve Program.
- Makes land eligible for CRP enrollment if Tribal, State, or local law requires resource-conserving or environmental protection measures.
- Excludes from CRP enrollment land for which environmental requirements have been imposed by administrative order or court order.
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Sponsor (1)
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Top reported contributors to Becca Balint’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $14,775
- STATE OF VERMONT $10,516
- INVARIANT $10,400
- GRASSROOTS ANALYTICS $6,817
- BEACHWOLD $5,600
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Actions (2)
- Jul 2, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Jul 2, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 2, 2026
Ms. Balint introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to clarify land eligible for enrollment in the conservation reserve program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience Act” or the “BUFFER Act”.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE LAND UNDER THE CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM.
Section 1231(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (6)(B)(ii), by striking “or” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (7)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “as determined by the Secretary,”; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(8) land that is otherwise eligible for enrollment and for which a Tribal, State, or other local law, ordinance, or other regulation requires any resource-conserving or environmental protection measure or practice, unless the requirement to implement such a measure or practice has been imposed by an administrative order or a court order, in which case that land shall not be eligible for enrollment.”. <all>
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