A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Livestock Indemnity Program Enhancement Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014. It proposes to establish additional payments for unborn livestock under the existing livestock indemnity payment program. These payments would apply to death losses incurred on or after January 1, 2025. The Secretary would provide these additional payments to eligible producers who experience losses exceeding normal mortality. Specific payment rates and amounts would be determined by the Secretary and the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency.
Yes
- Scored +7
Would farmers be better off under this?
The bill provides essential financial indemnity for farmers experiencing unborn livestock death losses.
- Scored +5
Would business owners be better off under this?
This provides financial relief to livestock producers facing loss of unborn livestock.
- Scored +3
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
Agricultural support programs typically benefit rural economies.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Financial Support for Producers: The bill would provide additional payments to eligible producers on farms that experience unborn livestock death losses in excess of normal mortality (Section 2, subparagraph A).
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Structured Payment Rates: The bill establishes a specific method for calculating payments, basing them on a rate determined by the Secretary that is less than or equal to 85 percent of the rate for the lowest weight class (Section 2, subparagraph B).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would farmers be better off under this? — The bill provides essential financial indemnity for farmers experiencing unborn livestock death losses. Would business owners be better off under this? — This provides financial relief to livestock producers facing loss of unborn livestock. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Agricultural support programs typically benefit rural economies.
- 5/15/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.