HR5992-118

In Committee

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify eligibility for prevented planting insurance under certain drought conditions, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 19, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify eligibility for prevented planting insurance under certain drought conditions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Finance, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H2D42E3396EB54745B8F68DBBD008A33F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Farmers from Drought Act of 2023.
  • Section H5EDE60F519E442D39C24DC6237B570B1: 2. Eligibility for prevented planting insurance under certain drought conditions Section 508A(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508a(c)) is...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify eligibility for prevented planting insurance under certain drought conditions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.

Key Policy Areas

Agriculture, Finance, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify eligibility for prevented planting insurance under certain drought conditions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.

Policy Domains

Agriculture Finance Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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federal implementing agencies:
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture

Oct 19, 2023

Mr. Harder of California (for himself and Mr. Mann) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Agriculture Finance Transportation
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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