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HR 5589 107th Congress House

Companion Disaster Assistance Program Act of 2002

Official title: To provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers to respond to severe crop losses incurred in 2001 and 2002.

Introduced: October 9, 2002 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Administrative procedureAgricultural subsidiesDepartment of AgricultureDisaster relief
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 16, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Oct 16, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Oct 9, 2002
Introduced in House
Oct 9, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Latest action October 16, 2002

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Companion Disaster Assistance Program Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2001 or 2002 crop losses due to weather or related conditions. Requires a producer with qualifying losses in both years to elect to receive payments in either, but not both, of such years.

States that: (1) a producer may not receive assistance for losses to more than one 2001 crop or 2002 crop on the same acreage unless there is an established practice of planting two or more crops for harvest on such acreage in the same crop year; and (2) the Secretary shall give a producer an opportunity to designate the 2001 or 2002 crop for which the producer requests assistance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5589: Companion Disaster Assistance Program Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5589/
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