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To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to establish additional payments for unborn livestock under the livestock indemnity payment program.
Summary
This bill amends the Livestock Indemnity Payment program to provide additional payments to farmers for losses of unborn livestock that die from conditions specified under the existing program, for losses occurring on or after January 1, 2025. The additional payment rate is determined by the Secretary of Agriculture and cannot exceed 85 percent of the payment rate for the lowest weight class of the livestock species. The payment amount is calculated by multiplying the payment rate by a factor that varies by livestock type: 1 for cattle, bison, or buffalo; 2 for horses or mules; 12 for swine; and the average number of animals born per gestation cycle for poultry. The program applies to unborn livestock that were gestating at the time of death.
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Sponsor (1)
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Top reported contributors to Ronny Jackson’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- DEASON CAPITAL SERVICES $13,200
- ALBERS AEROSPACE $10,900
- HILLWOOD $9,100
- GTN TECHNICAL STAFFING $7,567
- 1A AUTO $6,850
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Actions (2)
- May 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- May 15, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2025
Mr. Jackson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to establish additional payments for unborn livestock under the livestock indemnity payment program.
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 “Livestock Indemnity Program Enhancement Act of 2025” or the “LIP Enhancement Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PAYMENT FOR UNBORN LIVESTOCK.
Section 1501(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(5) Additional payment for unborn livestock.—
“(A) In general.—In the case of unborn livestock death losses incurred on or after January 1, 2025, the Secretary shall make an additional payment to eligible producers on farms that have incurred such losses in excess of the normal mortality due to a condition specified in paragraph (1).
“(B) Payment rate.—Additional payments under subparagraph (A) shall be made at a rate—
“(i) determined by the Secretary; and
“(ii) less than or equal to 85 percent of the payment rate established with respect to the lowest weight class of the livestock, as determined by the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency.
“(C) Payment amount.—The amount of a payment to an eligible producer that has incurred unborn livestock death losses shall be equal to the payment rate determined under subparagraph (B) multiplied, in the case of livestock described in—
“(i) subparagraph (A), (B), or (F) of subsection (a)(4), by 1;
“(ii) subparagraph (D) of such subsection, by 2;
“(iii) subparagraph (E) of such subsection, by 12; and
“(iv) subparagraph (G) of such subsection, by the average number of birthed animals (for one gestation cycle) for the species of each such livestock, as determined by the Secretary.
“(D) Unborn livestock death losses defined.—In this paragraph, the term ‘unborn livestock death losses’ means losses of any livestock described in subparagraph (A), (B), (D), (E), (F), or (G) of subsection (a)(4) that was gestating on the date of the death of the livestock.”. <all>
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