S 156 · in committee · niche
Increased TSP Access Act of 2025
- economy
What this bill does
- The bill streamlines how the USDA approves third-party conservation service providers and allows those with specialty certifications to get certified faster.
- Private businesses, nonprofits, and tribes that provide conservation planning and design services are affected.
- The USDA must make approval decisions within specified timeframes and pay these providers at rates matching federal technical assistance.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would faster approval of private conservation providers change the types of land management services available to farmers compared to the current USDA timeline?
- 02
What evidence supports the claim that paying private providers at federal rates will encourage more businesses and nonprofits to enter the conservation service market?
- 03
Which rural communities or farm types might benefit most from this streamlined access to third-party conservation providers, and which might face trade-offs?
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Sponsor · R-KS
Roger Marshall
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Introduced 2025-01-21
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-21 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-01-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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