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Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act
To appropriate sums for the Secretary of Agriculture to provide block grants to States for losses of revenue as a consequence of certain freezes or cold weather conditions.
Summary
This bill appropriates $3.5 billion to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide block grants to States for crop and agricultural losses caused by a freeze or cold weather event. The assistance covers losses in revenue, quality, or production of crops, trees, bushes, and vines, as well as crops that could not be planted, and includes compensation for multi-year crop losses. Assistance is limited to counties that received an official disaster designation for the freeze and cold weather conditions issued on March 4, 2026. States request these funds through their department of agriculture or other appropriate State agency as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary must report to Congress within 120 days of enactment and quarterly thereafter on how the assistance is being distributed and used.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Jun 2, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Jun 2, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 2, 2026
Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Moody) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To appropriate sums for the Secretary of Agriculture to provide block grants to States for losses of revenue as a consequence of certain freezes or cold weather conditions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Section 1. This Act may be cited as the “Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act”. Sec. 2. The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, for an additional amount for “Agricultural Programs—Office of the Secretary”, $3,500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) to provide assistance in the form of block grants to States for losses of revenue, quality, or production of crops (including crops prevented from planting), trees, bushes, and vines, as a consequence of a freeze or cold weather condition: Provided, That such assistance shall include compensation to producers for losses of multi-year crops: Provided further, That such funds shall be made available exclusively for losses occurring in counties that received a disaster designation for freeze and related cold weather conditions issued by the Secretary on March 4, 2026: Provided further, That such funds shall be made available upon the request of a State department of agriculture, or other appropriate State agency, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and for each fiscal quarter thereafter until the amounts provided under this section are expended, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the implementation of assistance provided pursuant to this section: Provided further, That such amount is designated by Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). <all>
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