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Mid-South Oilseed Double Cropping Study Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-2541| Senate 
| Updated: 7/26/2023
Tommy Tuberville

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Senator

Alabama

Cosponsors (3)
Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Mid-South Oilseed Double Cropping Study Act of 2023 This bill directs the federal crop insurance program to provide for research and development with respect to the inclusion of covered oilseed crops (i.e., rapeseed and canola crops) under double cropping policies. (Double cropping is producing two or more crops for harvest on the same acreage in the same crop year.) The research must evaluate (1) the economic and environmental benefits of incorporating the crops into the policies; and (2) the potential risks associated with incorporating the crops into the policies, specifically with respect to winter-planted covered oilseed crops, including risks to soil health, biodiversity, and the profitability of farming operations. (The term policy means an insurance policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials.) In awarding contracts, the program may place emphasis on persons and institutions that have previous research experience with covered oilseed crops and have access to a facility with the capacity to do the research.
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Timeline
Jul 26, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jul 26, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • July 26, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 26, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

Mid-South Oilseed Double Cropping Study Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-2541| Senate 
| Updated: 7/26/2023
Mid-South Oilseed Double Cropping Study Act of 2023 This bill directs the federal crop insurance program to provide for research and development with respect to the inclusion of covered oilseed crops (i.e., rapeseed and canola crops) under double cropping policies. (Double cropping is producing two or more crops for harvest on the same acreage in the same crop year.) The research must evaluate (1) the economic and environmental benefits of incorporating the crops into the policies; and (2) the potential risks associated with incorporating the crops into the policies, specifically with respect to winter-planted covered oilseed crops, including risks to soil health, biodiversity, and the profitability of farming operations. (The term policy means an insurance policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials.) In awarding contracts, the program may place emphasis on persons and institutions that have previous research experience with covered oilseed crops and have access to a facility with the capacity to do the research.
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Timeline
Jul 26, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jul 26, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • July 26, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 26, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Tommy Tuberville

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Senator

Alabama

Cosponsors (3)
Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted