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Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2025
To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to make additional coverage under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program available for crops and grasses used for grazing, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) to make crops and grasses used for grazing eligible for coverage under the program. Previously, these crops and grasses were specifically excluded from NAP coverage. The bill removes the exclusionary language from the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, thereby extending disaster assistance eligibility to grazing crops and grasses. The Secretary of Agriculture must promulgate regulations to carry out the amendments within 90 days of enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
4 cosponsors
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mike Rounds’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $30,350
- NULL $26,450
- APOLLO $19,250
- ROCKET MORTGAGE $15,700
- APOLLO MGMT. $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mike Rounds → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Apr 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 10, 2025
Mr. Rounds (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Ms. Smith, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to make additional coverage under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program available for crops and grasses used for grazing, 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 “Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.—Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii), by striking “except in the case of crops and grasses used for grazing,”; and
(2) in subsection (l)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “(other than for crops and grasses used for grazing)”.
(b) Regulations.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a). <all>
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