A Republican bill with 10 Republican cosponsors · See all 10 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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
The FARMER Act of 2025 aims to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act. It seeks to provide premium support for certain insurance plans, specifically individual farm-based revenue protection or yield protection plans. The bill also modifies coverage levels and premium subsidies under the supplemental coverage option. Additionally, it mandates a study regarding the feasibility of modifying the supplemental coverage option for specific geographic areas.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +5
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill benefits farm owners by providing higher premium support and increasing subsidies for supplemental coverage options.
- Scored +5
Would farmers be better off under this?
The bill directly increases premium support and modifies coverage levels to benefit agricultural producers.
- Scored +4
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill provides premium support for individual farm-based revenue and yield protection plans, benefiting smaller agricultural producers.
The opposite
- Scored -2
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill increases government expenditures by expanding premium support and subsidies for crop insurance plans.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Premium Support for Specific Plans: Under Section 2, the Corporation will pay a part of the premium for individual farm-based revenue protection or yield protection plans when a producer elects those plans based upon enterprise units or whole farm units. This includes a factor of 77 percent for coverage levels in paragraph (2)(F) and 68 percent for coverage levels in paragraph (2)(G).
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Changes to Supplemental Coverage Option: Section 3 amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to change coverage levels and premium subsidies. Specifically, it changes a value from "14" to "10" in clause (ii) and from "86" to "90" in clause (iii)(I), while increasing a premium subsidy from "65" to "80" in section 508(e)(2)(H)(i).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts 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 business owners be better off under this? — The bill benefits farm owners by providing higher premium support and increasing subsidies for supplemental coverage options. Would farmers be better off under this? — The bill directly increases premium support and modifies coverage levels to benefit agricultural producers. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill supports the agricultural economy which is a primary driver of rural communities. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — The bill provides increased financial stability for agricultural-based middle-income households through higher premium subsidies.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — The bill supports the financial resilience of agricultural producers through enhanced crop insurance subsidies.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill provides premium support for individual farm-based revenue and yield protection plans, benefiting smaller agricultural producers. Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill increases government expenditures by expanding premium support and subsidies for crop insurance plans.
- 5/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/8/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 9 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
John BoozmanRepublican · Arkansas
Kevin CramerRepublican · North Dakota
Joni ErnstRepublican · Iowa
Deb FischerRepublican · Nebraska
Chuck GrassleyRepublican · Iowa
Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublican · Mississippi
James JusticeRepublican · West Virginia
Mitch McConnellRepublican · Kentucky
Jerry MoranRepublican · Kansas
Roger MarshallRepublican · Kansas