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Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to provide equitable treatment under the highly-erodible land conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 to farmers who produced alfalfa and other multi-year grasses and legumes in a rotation practice during each of the years 1981 through 1985.

S. 515Introduced Feb 5, 1987Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Sen. Edward Zorinsky D-NE
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 4, 1987 — Committee on Agriculture. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 410 ordered to be reported.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

13 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 6 Democrats

7 of 13 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.

Max Baucus (D-MT), David Boren (D-OK), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), John Exon (D-NE), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Richard Lugar (R-IN), James McClure (R-ID), Donald Nickles (R-OK), Alan Simpson (R-WY).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Zorinsky.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.