Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Agricultural insurance

Bill Introduced: S.954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

2013-05-13T20:00:00Z

An original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1727 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1741 Dairy Freedom Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To establish a dairy producer margin insurance program for the purpose of protecting dairy producer income by paying participating dairy producers margin insurance payments when actual dairy producer margins are less than a threshold level, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.837 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.801 Prairie Protection Act of 2013

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to provide for crop production on native sod.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1644 To impose a limitation on the maximum amount of crop insurance premiums paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, to repeal the authority to provide direct payments for producers of certain major agricultural commodities and peanuts, to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from making payments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute, and for other purposes.

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To impose a limitation on the maximum amount of crop insurance premiums paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, to repeal the authority to provide direct payments for producers of certain major agricultural commodities and peanuts, to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from making payments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1614 FRAME Act of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize agricultural producers to establish and contribute to tax-exempt farm risk management accounts.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1607 Livestock Disaster Protection Act

2013-04-16T20:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs to cover fiscal years 2012 through 2018, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1606 Crop Risk Options Plan Act of 2013

2013-04-16T20:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to make available to producers a supplemental coverage option based on both an individual yield and loss basis and an area yield and loss basis in order to allow producers to cover all or a portion of their deductible under the individual yield and loss policy, to improve the accuracy of actual production history determinations, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1589 Small Farm Insurance Act of 2013

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

To expand the noninsured crop assistance program established by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to provide coverages for eligible crops under the program equivalent to additional coverage available under the Federal Crop Insurance Act.

Bill Introduced: S.679 Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.677 Crop Insurance Improvement Act of 2013

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to extend and improve the crop insurance program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1414 Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

To promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes.

Bill Enacted: H.R.933 Science Appropriations Act, 2013

2013-03-25T20:00:00Z

"An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013."

March 25, 2013: Became Public Law No: 113-6.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.933 Science Appropriations Act, 2013

2013-03-25T20:00:00Z

"An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013."

March 25, 2013: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.933 Science Appropriations Act, 2013

2013-03-21T20:00:00Z

"An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013."

March 21, 2013: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1319 Containing Risk, Offering Protection Act

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to expand coverage under plans of insurance available under such Act to include losses to an insured commodity when, as a result of a federally-imposed quarantine, the commodity must be destroyed, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.605 Dairy Income Fairness Act of 2013

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

A bill to improve Federal dairy programs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1247 CROP Act

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to support crop insurance for specialty crops, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.493 Dairy Augmentation for Increased Retail in Yogurt products (DAIRY) Act

2013-03-06T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish dairy farm savings accounts, and for other purposes.