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HR 1589 113th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural insurance Disaster relief and insurance Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Small Farm Insurance Act of 2013

Introduced: April 16, 2013 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Apr 16, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 16, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Farm Insurance Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide coverages for eligible crops based on individual yields (other than for value-loss crops) under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program equivalent to: (1) catastrophic risk protection, or (2) specified additional coverage.

Provides reduced premiums for limited resource, beginning, and socially disadvantaged producers.

What's happening now May 3, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1