Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7200
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
Introduced: 2018-11-29
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance

Disaster relief and insurance

Fires

Natural disasters
Latest action: action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-11-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to extend the Department of Agriculture 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program. (Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires that occurred in the 2017 calendar year.) </p> <p>The bill extends the availability of the funding for the program through December 31, 2020, and expands the program to include losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7200 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 29, 2018 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To extend indemnity for wildfires and hurricanes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2018 . 2. Extension Title I of subdivision 1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–123 ) is amended under the heading Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Programs—Processing, Research and Marketing—Office of the Secretary — (1) by striking December 31, 2019 and inserting December 31, 2020 ; (2) by inserting Florence, Michael, after Maria, ; and (3) by inserting or 2018 after occurring in calendar year 2017 .