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BAITS Act

USA118th CongressHR-1020| House 
| Updated: 4/28/2023
Barry Moore

Barry Moore

Republican Representative

Alabama

Cosponsors (9)
Clay Higgins (Republican)Trent Kelly (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Mike Johnson (Republican)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Jerry L. Carl (Republican)Kat Cammack (Republican)Julia Letlow (Republican)Garret Graves (Republican)

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee, General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Bringing Aquaculture Indemnities To Speed Act or the BAITS Act This bill expands the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to eligible producers of farm-raised fish. (LIP provides indemnity payments to eligible livestock producers for loss or reduced sales price due to specified events.) Specifically, the bill adds farm-raised fish to the LIP definition of livestock , expanding LIP indemnity payments to farm-raised fish producers due to (1) an attack by an animal reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law (e.g., avian predators) or (2) disease. Under current law, LIP also provides indemnity payments to eligible livestock producers due to adverse weather. This bill prohibits LIP from making payments to producers of farm-raised fish due to adverse weather.
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Timeline
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
  • February 14, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 14, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • April 28, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.


  • April 28, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Agriculture and Food

BAITS Act

USA118th CongressHR-1020| House 
| Updated: 4/28/2023
Bringing Aquaculture Indemnities To Speed Act or the BAITS Act This bill expands the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to eligible producers of farm-raised fish. (LIP provides indemnity payments to eligible livestock producers for loss or reduced sales price due to specified events.) Specifically, the bill adds farm-raised fish to the LIP definition of livestock , expanding LIP indemnity payments to farm-raised fish producers due to (1) an attack by an animal reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law (e.g., avian predators) or (2) disease. Under current law, LIP also provides indemnity payments to eligible livestock producers due to adverse weather. This bill prohibits LIP from making payments to producers of farm-raised fish due to adverse weather.
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Timeline
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
  • February 14, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 14, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • April 28, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.


  • April 28, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Barry Moore

Barry Moore

Republican Representative

Alabama

Cosponsors (9)
Clay Higgins (Republican)Trent Kelly (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Mike Johnson (Republican)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Jerry L. Carl (Republican)Kat Cammack (Republican)Julia Letlow (Republican)Garret Graves (Republican)

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee, General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted