# 117-hr-8527: Conservation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience Program Act

117-hr-8527, Conservation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience Program Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8527
- Congress: 117
- Title: Conservation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience Program Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
- Introduced: 2022-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Conservation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience Program Act or the COVER Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a Good Steward Cover Crop Program to provide producers additional premium subsidies when they plant cover crops. Additionally, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation must carry out a pilot program under which a producer who uses innovative soil health practices may receive additional premium subsidies on multi-peril crop insurance.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-1437: Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
- 117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8527 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8527)

## Related
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-1437: Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1437)
- [117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7791)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8527 (as of 2025-11-18).