# 116-hr-7108: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for emergency use of certain land during a pandemic, and for other purposes.

116-hr-7108, To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for emergency use of certain land during a pandemic, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7108
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for emergency use of certain land during a pandemic, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Introduced: 2020-06-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill provides authority for the Department of Agriculture during a pandemic to permit activities such as emergency haying and grazing on land that is subject to a contract under the Conservation Reserve Program.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act
- 116-hr-7061: American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6977: Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID–19 Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7108 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7108)

## Related
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7777)
- [116-hr-7061: American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7061)
- [116-hr-6977: Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID–19 Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7108 (as of 2025-11-18).