Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act changes how USDA determines market value for Livestock Indemnity Program payments under the 2014 farm bill. The Secretary of Agriculture must determine covered livestock market value in coordination with the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, using other appropriate resources as the Secretary decides, and must do so on a quarterly basis. That makes indemnity values more current and market-grounded for ranchers and livestock producers seeking payments after covered losses such as adverse weather, disease, or attacks.
Who Benefits and How
Livestock producers using the Livestock Indemnity Program benefit from more current quarterly market-value calculations. Ranchers facing covered livestock losses benefit if payments better reflect recent cattle, sheep, swine, or other livestock markets. Agricultural lenders benefit indirectly when disaster payments more accurately support borrowers after livestock losses. State livestock associations benefit from a clearer USDA market-value process tied to Agricultural Marketing Service data.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Secretary of Agriculture must update Livestock Indemnity Program value determinations every quarter. The Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator must coordinate on market-value information. Farm Service Agency program staff must apply updated values in indemnity payment administration. Federal disaster-assistance budget managers may face payment changes when quarterly values rise or fall.
Key Provisions
- Amends the Livestock Indemnity Program provisions in the Agricultural Act of 2014.
- Requires USDA to coordinate market-value determinations with the Agricultural Marketing Service.
- Requires quarterly determinations rather than stale or less frequent market values.
- Uses other appropriate resources chosen by the Secretary to support livestock market valuation.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires USDA to determine livestock indemnity market value quarterly in coordination with the Agricultural Marketing Service and other appropriate resources.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Disaster Assistance, Livestock
Primary Purpose
Requires USDA to determine livestock indemnity market value quarterly in coordination with the Agricultural Marketing Service and other appropriate resources.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Livestock producers using the Livestock Indemnity Program
- Ranchers facing covered livestock losses
- Agricultural lenders
- State livestock associations
Identified Costs
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator
- Farm Service Agency program staff
- Federal disaster-assistance budget managers
Sponsors
Randy Feenstra
R-IA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Feenstra (for himself and Mr. Gray) introduced the following …
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator, Farm Service Agency program staff, Secretary of Agriculture
Livestock producers using the Livestock Indemnity Program, Ranchers facing covered livestock losses
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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