CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Scott Franklin (R-FL)

TEMP Act

H.R. 7464 · House bill Agriculture and Food

A Republican bill with 7 Democratic cosponsors · See all 20 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Temperature Event Mitigation Policy Act" or the "TEMP Act," proposes amendments to the Federal Crop Insurance Act. It directs the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to conduct research and development regarding index-based insurance policies. These policies would aim to protect various crops against losses caused by frost or cold weather events. The research involves evaluating risk management tools for low frequency and catastrophic weather events. Finally, the Corporation must submit a report on its findings and recommendations to relevant House and Senate committees within one year.

Yes

  • Scored +7

    Would farmers be better off under this?

    The bill directly benefits farmers by providing research into new insurance products to mitigate losses from frost and cold weather.

  • Scored +5

    Does this put more money into scientific research?

    The bill increases funding specifically for agricultural research and development regarding weather-based insurance.

  • Scored +4

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    Rural residents engaged in agriculture may benefit from enhanced crop insurance protections.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.