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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3254 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
with respect to emergency assistance for farm workers, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2025 
Ms. SALINAS (for herself, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. 
DOGGETT, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. CARSON, Mr. FROST, Ms. 
STANSBURY, Mr. TONKO, Ms. CHU, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. 
COSTA, Mr. GARCIA of California, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, and Mr. VARGAS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ag-
riculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 with respect to emergency assistance for 
farm workers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Relief for 
Farm Workers Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR FARM WORKERS. 
Section 2281 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5177a) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2281. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR FARM WORKERS. 
‘‘(a) EMERGENCY RELIEF.—For fiscal year 2026 and 
each succeeding fiscal year, during any period where the 
Secretary determines there is a covered disaster, the Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary for Rural De-
velopment, shall make grants to eligible farm worker orga-
nizations to provide emergency relief to farm workers af-
fected by such covered disaster. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible farm worker orga-
nization may use funds received pursuant to a grant 
awarded under subsection (a) to— 
‘‘(1) 
provide 
emergency 
relief 
(including 
through direct distribution of funding) to farm 
workers to address loss and damage due to a covered 
disaster; 
‘‘(2) build capacity to provide such emergency 
relief; 
‘‘(3) build resiliency in farm worker commu-
nities to address future losses and damages due to 
covered disasters; 
‘‘(4) provide infrastructure support, including 
shelter; and 
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‘‘(5) provide emergency services (including such 
types of assistance the Secretary determines appro-
priate) to farm workers in response to a covered dis-
aster. 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds provided 
to an eligible farm worker organization under this section 
shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(d) PROMOTIONAL PLAN.—The Secretary shall de-
velop and execute a promotional plan prior to, and 
throughout the distribution of, emergency relief grants 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall consult with eligible farm worker orga-
nizations. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(1) COVERED DISASTER.—The term ‘covered 
disaster’ means— 
‘‘(A) an adverse weather event, such as a 
drought, wildfire, earthquake, hurricane, flood, 
derecho, excessive heat, tornado, winter storm, 
freeze, hail, polar vortex, smoke exposure, or ex-
cessive moisture; 
‘‘(B) an unexpected health crisis, such as 
a pandemic; and 
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