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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 expands the Livestock Indemnity Payment program to provide additional compensation to farmers for unborn livestock lost when pregnant animals die from eligible conditions. The additional payments would be determined by the Secretary of Agriculture at a rate no greater than 85 percent of the payment rate for the lowest weight class of livestock. The payment amount would be adjusted based on the type of livestock, with multipliers that account for typical litter sizes and gestation characteristics of different species. The program would apply to unborn livestock death losses occurring on or after January 1, 2024.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Ted Cruz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $4,424,745
- ENTREPRENEUR $458,096
- RDV CORPORATION $39,600
- AMERICAN AIRLINES $29,632
- BLACKSTONE $27,400
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Actions (2)
- May 15, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- May 15, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 15, 2025
Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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, 2024, 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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