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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5634 

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the public disclosure 

of crop insurance premium subsidies made on behalf of Members of 

Congress and their immediate families, Cabinet Secretaries and their 

immediate families, and entities of which any such individual or combination of such individuals is a majority shareholder, and to require the 

public disclosure of the underwriting gains earned by private insurance 

provider and the business expenses covered by the Federal Government. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Mr. PETERS of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the 

public disclosure of crop insurance premium subsidies 

made on behalf of Members of Congress and their immediate families, Cabinet Secretaries and their immediate 

families, and entities of which any such individual or 

combination of such individuals is a majority shareholder, 

and to require the public disclosure of the underwriting 

gains earned by private insurance provider and the business expenses covered by the Federal Government. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Hiding Congres3 sional Farm Subsidies Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CROP INSURANCE PREMIUM SUB5 SIDIES MADE ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF 

6 CONGRESS AND CERTAIN OTHER INDIVID7 UALS AND ENTITIES. 

8 Section 502(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

9 U.S.C. 1502(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing new paragraphs: 

11 ‘‘(5) DISCLOSURE OF CROP INSURANCE PRE12 MIUM SUBSIDIES MADE ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF

13 CONGRESS AND CABINET SECRETARIES.— 

14 ‘‘(A) DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.—Notwith15 standing paragraph (1) or any other provision 

16 of law, the Secretary shall make available to the 

17 public, on an annual basis— 

18 ‘‘(i) the name of each individual or 

19 entity specified in subparagraph (B) who 

20 obtained a federally subsidized crop insur21 ance, livestock, or forage policy or plan of 

22 insurance (other than a catastrophic risk 

23 protection plan offered under section 

24 508(b)) during the previous fiscal year; 

25 ‘‘(ii) the amount of premium subsidy 

26 received by that individual or entity from 


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1 the Corporation for such policy or plan of 

2 insurance; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) the amount of any Federal por4 tion of indemnities paid in the event of a 

5 loss during that fiscal year for policy or 

6 plan of insurance. 

7 ‘‘(B) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—Subpara8 graph (A) applies with respect to the following: 

9 ‘‘(i) Members of Congress and their 

10 immediate families. 

11 ‘‘(ii) Cabinet Secretaries and their im12 mediate families. 

13 ‘‘(iii) Entities of which any individual 

14 described in clause (i) or (ii), or a com15 bination of such individuals, is a majority 

16 shareholder. 

17 ‘‘(6) DISCLOSURE OF BENEFITS FOR PRIVATE

18 INSURANCE PROVIDERS.—Notwithstanding para19 graph (1) or any other provision of law, the Sec20 retary shall make available to the public, on an an21 nual basis, regarding each private insurance pro22 vider, by name— 

23 ‘‘(A) the underwriting gains earned 

24 through participation in the federally subsidized 

25 crop insurance program; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the amount paid under this subtitle 

2 for administrative and operating expenses, any 

3 Federal portion of indemnities and reinsurance, 

4 and any other purpose.’’. 

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