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HR 257 108th Congress House

Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003

Official title: To provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers that incurred 2002 crop losses due to damaging weather or related condition and to provide e… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers that incurred 2002 crop losses due to damaging weather or related condition and to provide emergency disaster assistance to livestock producers in counties that received a primary disaster designation by the Secretary of Agriculture in calendar year 2001 or 2002, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Administrative feesAdministrative procedureAgricultural creditAgricultural subsidies
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AnimalsCrop insuranceDepartment of AgricultureDisaster reliefEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementFarm produceFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment lendingGovernment paperworkLawLivestockLossesPublic Lands and Natural Resources
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 5, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Jan 8, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 8, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 5, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2002 crop losses due to weather or related conditions; and (2) payments to livestock producers who have incurred 2001 and 2002 losses in an emergency-designated county.

Permits livestock producers with qualifying losses in both years to elect to receive payments in either, but not both, of such years.

Makes producers ineligible for crop disaster assistance if they did not: (1) get Federal crop insurance for insurable commodities; and (2) file required paperwork and pay related fees for noninsurable commodities. Sets forth waiver provisions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 8, 2003
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 8, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 257: Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-257/
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"H.R. 257: Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-257/.
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H.R. 257, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-257/.
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