# 114-hr-3120: Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2015

114-hr-3120, Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] (R-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3120
- Congress: 114
- Title: Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Introduced: 2015-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2015 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 programs to verify implementation of practices to reduce nonpoint 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. In carrying out the initiative, states may collaborate with entities that have agricultural or environmental expertise, including academic or nonprofit organizations.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2015-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2015-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11] (R-MI), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] (R-MI), 2015-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2015-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-4626: BRACE Act
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-3120 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3120)

## Related
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-4626: BRACE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4626)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3134)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3120 (as of 2025-11-18).