I 
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 combina-
tion 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 imme-
diate 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 busi-
ness expenses covered by the Federal Government. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Hiding Congres-
sional Farm Subsidies Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CROP INSURANCE PREMIUM SUB-
SIDIES MADE ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS AND CERTAIN OTHER INDIVID-
UALS AND ENTITIES. 
Section 502(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1502(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) DISCLOSURE OF CROP INSURANCE PRE-
MIUM SUBSIDIES MADE ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS AND CABINET SECRETARIES.— 
‘‘(A) DISCLOSURE
REQUIRED.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1) or any other provision 
of law, the Secretary shall make available to the 
public, on an annual basis— 
‘‘(i) the name of each individual or 
entity specified in subparagraph (B) who 
obtained a federally subsidized crop insur-
ance, livestock, or forage policy or plan of 
insurance (other than a catastrophic risk 
protection plan offered under section 
508(b)) during the previous fiscal year; 
‘‘(ii) the amount of premium subsidy 
received by that individual or entity from 
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the Corporation for such policy or plan of 
insurance; and 
‘‘(iii) the amount of any Federal por-
tion of indemnities paid in the event of a 
loss during that fiscal year for policy or 
plan of insurance. 
‘‘(B) COVERED
INDIVIDUALS.—Subpara-
graph (A) applies with respect to the following: 
‘‘(i) Members of Congress and their 
immediate families. 
‘‘(ii) Cabinet Secretaries and their im-
mediate families. 
‘‘(iii) Entities of which any individual 
described in clause (i) or (ii), or a com-
bination of such individuals, is a majority 
shareholder. 
‘‘(6) DISCLOSURE OF BENEFITS FOR PRIVATE 
INSURANCE
PROVIDERS.—Notwithstanding 
para-
graph (1) or any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary shall make available to the public, on an an-
nual basis, regarding each private insurance pro-
vider, by name— 
‘‘(A) 
the 
underwriting 
gains 
earned 
through participation in the federally subsidized 
crop insurance program; and 
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‘‘(B) the amount paid under this subtitle 
for administrative and operating expenses, any 
Federal portion of indemnities and reinsurance, 
and any other purpose.’’. 
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