RAISE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4464
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
Introduced: 2023-07-03
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance

Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Disaster relief and insurance

Fires

Fruit and vegetables

Natural disasters
Latest action: action_date: 2023-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Restore Agricultural Investment, Stability, and Expansion Act of 2023 or the RAISE Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill allows the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide payments to producers of high-value crops (including citrus) for revenue losses or losses of crop quality or production that are a consequence of specific events. These events include a drought, wildfire, hurricane, flood, tornado, winter storm, and smoke exposure. USDA may implement this program by providing block grants to states and territories.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4464 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 3, 2023 Ms. Wasserman Schultz (for herself, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida , Mr. Soto , and Mrs. Cammack ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to authorize emergency assistance for high value crop losses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore Agricultural Investment, Stability, and Expansion Act of 2023 or the RAISE Act of 2023 . 2. Emergency assistance for high value crop losses Subtitle E of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1502. Emergency assistance for high value crop losses (a) In general The Secretary may carry out a program to make payments to producers of high value crops (including citrus) for losses of revenue or losses of quality or production of such crops as a consequence of a drought, wildfire, hurricane, flood, derecho, excessive heat, tornado, winter storm, freeze (including a polar vortex), smoke exposure, or excessive moisture. (b) Block grants The program established pursuant to subsection (a) may be carried out through block grants to States and territories. .