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FARMER Act

USA119th CongressHR-3283| House 
| Updated: 5/8/2025
Brad Finstad

Brad Finstad

Republican Representative

Minnesota

Cosponsors (7)
Adrian Smith (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Derrick Van Orden (Republican)Randy Feenstra (Republican)Michelle Fischbach (Republican)

Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation, titled the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience Act, aims to strengthen federal support for crop insurance programs. It significantly increases the government's share of premium costs for certain individual farm-based revenue protection or yield protection plans when producers elect enterprise units or whole farm units, raising the premium support factor to 77 percent or 68 percent depending on the coverage level. The bill also enhances the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) by increasing its maximum coverage level from 86 percent to 90 percent. Furthermore, it substantially boosts the premium subsidy for SCO from 65 percent to 80 percent, making this additional layer of coverage more affordable for farmers. Finally, the Act directs the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to conduct a study on the feasibility of modifying the Supplemental Coverage Option. This study will explore providing coverage for counties larger than 1,400 square miles at levels smaller than county-wide but greater than individual coverage, with a report and recommendations due to Congress within one year.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-8350
FARMER Act
May 8, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-1693
Introduced in Senate
May 8, 2025
Introduced in House
May 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-8350
    FARMER Act


  • May 8, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-1693
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 8, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • May 8, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 119-1693: FARMER Act of 2025

FARMER Act

USA119th CongressHR-3283| House 
| Updated: 5/8/2025
This legislation, titled the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience Act, aims to strengthen federal support for crop insurance programs. It significantly increases the government's share of premium costs for certain individual farm-based revenue protection or yield protection plans when producers elect enterprise units or whole farm units, raising the premium support factor to 77 percent or 68 percent depending on the coverage level. The bill also enhances the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) by increasing its maximum coverage level from 86 percent to 90 percent. Furthermore, it substantially boosts the premium subsidy for SCO from 65 percent to 80 percent, making this additional layer of coverage more affordable for farmers. Finally, the Act directs the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to conduct a study on the feasibility of modifying the Supplemental Coverage Option. This study will explore providing coverage for counties larger than 1,400 square miles at levels smaller than county-wide but greater than individual coverage, with a report and recommendations due to Congress within one year.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-8350
FARMER Act
May 8, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-1693
Introduced in Senate
May 8, 2025
Introduced in House
May 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-8350
    FARMER Act


  • May 8, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-1693
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 8, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • May 8, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Brad Finstad

Brad Finstad

Republican Representative

Minnesota

Cosponsors (7)
Adrian Smith (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Derrick Van Orden (Republican)Randy Feenstra (Republican)Michelle Fischbach (Republican)

Agriculture Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 119-1693: FARMER Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted