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Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2025 This bill allows the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) of the Farm Service Agency to provide additional coverage for crops and grasses used for grazing. Specifically, the bill removes an exception that prohibits certain additional coverage for crops and grasses used for grazing. (NAP provides financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops when natural disasters result in lower yields, crop losses, or prevented crop planting.)
Action Timeline
2025-04-10
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-04-10
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.1494 pass?
S.1494 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 23%.
What does S.1494 do?
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2025 This bill allows the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) of the Farm Service Agency to provide additional coverage for crops and grasses used for grazing. Specifically, the bill removes an exception that prohibits certain additional coverage for crops and grasses used for grazing. (NAP provides financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops when natural disasters result in lower yields, crop losses, or prevented crop planting.)
Who sponsored S.1494?
S.1494 was sponsored by Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota).
Full Bill Text
119 S1494 IS: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-04-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1494 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Rounds (for himself, Ms. Lummis , Ms. Smith , Mr. Welch , and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to make additional coverage under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program available for crops and grasses used for grazing, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2025 . 2. Noninsured crop disaster assistance program (a) In general Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7333 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii), by striking except in the case of crops and grasses used for grazing, ; and (2) in subsection (l)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking (other than for crops and grasses used for grazing) . (b) Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a).
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