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H.R. 4248: DALCI Act

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H.R. 4248: DALCI Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-06-21 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-06-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

DALCI Act

Plain summary

Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative Act or the DALCI Act This bill reestablishes an initiative within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assist farmers in fighting erosion and restoring cold water stream corridors in the Driftless Area of the Midwestern United States. (The Driftless Area is a region in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa that was never glaciated.) USDA must provide assistance to grassroots partnerships to educate landowners and operators on the benefits of climate-smart agriculture, soil health, and holistic grazing, with a focus on equity.

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] · 2 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Angie Craig (D-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] reported raising $5.6 million (2023–2024). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr4248 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118