A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the maximum amount of assistance authorized under supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs.

Bill: 115-s-2053
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2017-11-01
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Aquaculture

Disaster relief and insurance

Insects

Livestock
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the payment limitation for certain Department of Agriculture supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs. The bill increases from $125,000 to $250,000 the total amount of disaster assistance payments that may be received under all of the programs by a person or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or general partnership) for any crop year. (Under current law, the payment limitation applies to the Livestock Forage Program; the Livestock Indemnity Program; and the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program.)</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2053 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 1, 2017 Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the maximum amount of assistance authorized under supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs.

1. Payment limitation for supplemental agricultural disaster assistance Section 1501(f)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(f)(2) ) is amended by striking $125,000 and inserting $250,000 .