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US HB441
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Julia Letlow
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AI Summary
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Reduces the drought eligibility threshold for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program from 8 consecutive weeks to 4 consecutive weeks during the normal grazing period, qualifying producers for 1 monthly payment
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Increases payments for producers experiencing 8 or more consecutive weeks of drought from 1 monthly payment to 2 monthly payments
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Adds "drought" as an explicit qualifying condition for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish Program
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Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish documentation standards for farm-raised fish producers, including standards for collecting data, crawfish production related to harvest reductions, and defining drought-related loss conditions
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Expands eligibility for crawfish producers to receive emergency assistance for harvest losses due to adverse weather or drought
Legislative Description
Drought Assistance Improvement Act
Agriculture and food
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
2/14/2025