HR 4496 · 116th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-09-25· Sponsored by Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.(2019-10-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2019 This bill extends the Department of Agriculture 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program. (Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires that occurred in the 2017 calendar year.) The bill extends the availability of the funding for the program through December 31, 2021, and expands the program to include losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018 or 2019.…

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Cosponsors (12)

2 Democrats10 Republicans