H.R. 3518: Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-27 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act

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Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. (Nonpoint source pollution comes from diffuse sources and is caused by precipitation moving over or through the ground and carrying pollution.) In implementing the initiative, USDA must: provide grants to Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin) for education and outreach, technical assistance, and voluntary verification programs regarding nonpoint source pollution from agricultural activities; establish a funding priority within the Great Lakes basin for payments to producers that participate in the initiative to achieve verification through a state verification program; and use existing data where it is available. In carrying out the initiative, states may collaborate with entities that have agricultural or environmental expertise, including academic or nonprofit organizations.

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Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3518.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3518 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115