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Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish an exception to certain payment limitations in the case of person or legal entity that derives income from agriculture, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to create an exception to federal payment limitations for agricultural disaster programs. The exception applies to farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural producers who derive at least 75 percent of their average adjusted gross income from farming, ranching, silviculture, agri-tourism, direct-to-consumer marketing, or other agricultural-related activities. Under the bill, such producers would be exempt from payment limitations on disaster assistance and other benefits under the Agricultural Act of 2014 and section 196 of the 1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act. The bill allows agricultural producers whose primary income source is farming to receive higher levels of disaster assistance than those with more diversified income sources.
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Sponsor (1)
13 cosponsors
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA)
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA)
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jimmy Panetta’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $19,200
- NFP $15,500
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $13,500
- ROCKET CENTRAL $12,000
- FOLKTALE WINERY $7,760
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jimmy Panetta → · 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. Panetta (for himself, Mrs. Cammack, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish an exception to certain payment limitations in the case of person or legal entity that derives income from agriculture, 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 “Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act”.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FOR INCOME DERIVED FROM AGRICULTURE.
Section 1001D(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308- 3a(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “paragraph (3)” and inserting “paragraphs (3) and (4)”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Exception.—
“(A) In general.—In the case of an excepted payment or benefit, the limitation established by paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person or legal entity during a crop, fiscal, or program year, as appropriate, if greater than or equal to 75 percent of the average adjusted gross income of the person or legal entity is derived from farming, ranching, or silviculture activities (including agri-tourism, direct-to-consumer marketing of agricultural products, the sale of agricultural equipment owned by such person or entity, and other agricultural related activities, as determined by the Secretary).
“(B) Excepted payment or benefit.— For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘excepted payment or benefit’ means—
“(i) a payment or benefit under subtitle E of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081 et seq.); and
“(ii) a payment or benefit under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333).”. <all>
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