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Agricultural Emergency Relief Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-2698| Senate 
| Updated: 7/27/2023
Dianne Feinstein

Dianne Feinstein

Democratic Senator

California

Cosponsors (2)
Alex Padilla (Democratic)Laphonza R. Butler (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural Emergency Relief Act of 2023 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an Emergency Relief Program to provide payments each crop year to producers that experience a qualified loss as a result of a disaster that occurred during the crop year. (Under current law, USDA provides payments under a temporary Emergency Relief Program for losses that occurred following disasters in 2020, 2021, or 2022.) The bill defines a qualified loss as a loss incurred by a producer in a crop, trees, bushes, or vines as a consequence of a disaster (i.e., a drought, wildfire, hurricane, flood, derecho, excessive heat, excessive moisture, a winter storm, and a freeze event, including a polar vortex). Further, a qualified loss includes a loss incurred as a result of being prevented from planting a crop due to a disaster and a loss in the quality of a crop, trees, bushes, or vines due to a disaster or smoke exposure from a wildfire. As a condition of receiving a payment under this program, a producer must purchase (for the next two years) Federal Crop Insurance or, if Federal Crop Insurance is not available, coverage under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. An eligible producer under the program is an individual or entity that is eligible to receive assistance under a Farm Service Agency administered disaster assistance program. The bill specifies that a producer does not include a joint venture or a general partnership.
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Timeline
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jul 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3764-3765)
Sep 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-5057
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
  • July 27, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 27, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3764-3765)


  • September 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-5057
    Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5057: Agricultural Emergency Relief Act of 2023
Agricultural insuranceAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditDisaster relief and insuranceFiresForests, forestry, treesNatural disasters

Agricultural Emergency Relief Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-2698| Senate 
| Updated: 7/27/2023
Agricultural Emergency Relief Act of 2023 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an Emergency Relief Program to provide payments each crop year to producers that experience a qualified loss as a result of a disaster that occurred during the crop year. (Under current law, USDA provides payments under a temporary Emergency Relief Program for losses that occurred following disasters in 2020, 2021, or 2022.) The bill defines a qualified loss as a loss incurred by a producer in a crop, trees, bushes, or vines as a consequence of a disaster (i.e., a drought, wildfire, hurricane, flood, derecho, excessive heat, excessive moisture, a winter storm, and a freeze event, including a polar vortex). Further, a qualified loss includes a loss incurred as a result of being prevented from planting a crop due to a disaster and a loss in the quality of a crop, trees, bushes, or vines due to a disaster or smoke exposure from a wildfire. As a condition of receiving a payment under this program, a producer must purchase (for the next two years) Federal Crop Insurance or, if Federal Crop Insurance is not available, coverage under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. An eligible producer under the program is an individual or entity that is eligible to receive assistance under a Farm Service Agency administered disaster assistance program. The bill specifies that a producer does not include a joint venture or a general partnership.
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Timeline
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jul 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3764-3765)
Sep 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-5057
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
  • July 27, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 27, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3764-3765)


  • September 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-5057
    Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Dianne Feinstein

Dianne Feinstein

Democratic Senator

California

Cosponsors (2)
Alex Padilla (Democratic)Laphonza R. Butler (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5057: Agricultural Emergency Relief Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural insuranceAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditDisaster relief and insuranceFiresForests, forestry, treesNatural disasters