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To extend indemnity for wildfires and hurricanes, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-7200| House 
| Updated: 11/29/2018
Austin Scott

Austin Scott

Republican Representative

Georgia

Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2018 This bill amends the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to extend the Department of Agriculture 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program. (Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires that occurred in the 2017 calendar year.) The bill extends the availability of the funding for the program through December 31, 2020, and expands the program to include losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018.
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Nov 29, 2018
Introduced in House
Nov 29, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • November 29, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • November 29, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

Agricultural insuranceDisaster relief and insuranceFiresNatural disasters

To extend indemnity for wildfires and hurricanes, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-7200| House 
| Updated: 11/29/2018
Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2018 This bill amends the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to extend the Department of Agriculture 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program. (Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires that occurred in the 2017 calendar year.) The bill extends the availability of the funding for the program through December 31, 2020, and expands the program to include losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018.
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Timeline
Nov 29, 2018
Introduced in House
Nov 29, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • November 29, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • November 29, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Austin Scott

Austin Scott

Republican Representative

Georgia

Agriculture Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural insuranceDisaster relief and insuranceFiresNatural disasters