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Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to promote crop insurance support for beginning farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to expand support for beginning and veteran farmers and ranchers. It extends the definition of beginning farmers and ranchers from 5 crop years to 10 crop years, and extends the veteran farmer definition from 5 years to 10 crop years. The bill increases federal assistance for crop insurance premiums during these early years, offering 15 percentage points of additional subsidy in the first two years, declining to 10 percentage points by year five through ten. These changes make federal crop insurance support available for a longer period and at higher assistance levels for farmers and ranchers early in their operations or returning to farming as veterans.
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Sponsor (1)
14 cosponsors
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI)
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Randy Feenstra’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $38,384
- MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC. $21,800
- BGR GROUP $15,800
- DOLL DISTRIBUTING $13,700
- FRONTIER BANK $13,450
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Randy Feenstra → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Apr 4, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit. · house
- Mar 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Mar 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2025
Mr. Feenstra (for himself and Ms. Craig) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to promote crop insurance support for beginning farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act”.
SEC. 2. CROP INSURANCE SUPPORT FOR BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS AND VETERAN FARMERS AND RANCHERS.
(a) Definition of Beginning Farmer or Rancher.—Section 502(b)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)(3)) is amended by striking “5 crop years” and inserting “10 crop years”.
(b) Definition of Veteran Farmers and Ranchers.—Section 502(b)(14)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)(14)(B)) is amended—
(1) in clause (ii), by striking “5 years” and inserting “10 crop years”; and
(2) in clause (iii), by striking “5-year” and inserting “10-year”.
(c) Increase in Assistance.—Section 508(e)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(8)) is amended—
(1) by striking “Notwithstanding” and inserting the following:
“(A) In general.—Notwithstanding”;
(2) by striking “is 10 percentage points greater than” and inserting “is the number of percentage points specified in subparagraph (B) greater than”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(B) Percentage points adjustments.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), the percentage points specified in this subparagraph are as follows:
“(i) For each of the first and second reinsurance years that a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher participates as a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher in the applicable policy or plan of insurance, 15 percentage points, respectively.
“(ii) For the third reinsurance year that a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher participates as a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher in the applicable policy or plan of insurance, 13 percentage points, respectively.
“(iii) For the fourth reinsurance year that a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher participates as a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher in the applicable policy or plan of insurance, 11 percentage points, respectively.
“(iv) For each of the fifth through tenth reinsurance years that a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher participates as a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher in the applicable policy or plan of insurance, 10 percentage points, respectively.”.
(d) Conforming Amendment.—Section 522(c)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(c)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraph
(F). <all>
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