# 116-hr-5799: Bridging Responsible Agricultural Conservation Efforts Act

116-hr-5799, Bridging Responsible Agricultural Conservation Efforts Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5799
- Congress: 116
- Title: Bridging Responsible Agricultural Conservation Efforts Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Introduced: 2020-02-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Bridging Responsible Agricultural Conservation Efforts Act This bill revises requirements to protect wetlands under the Clean Water Act, including to add specifics regarding agricultural practices that are excluded from wetland protections and to exclude certain land converted into cropland from protection under the act.

## Cosponsors (1)

- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7490: RAMP–UP Act
- 116-hr-7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5799 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5799)

## Related
- [116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8702)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7490: RAMP–UP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7490)
- [116-hr-7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7483)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5799 (as of 2025-11-18).