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H.R. 1607 113th Congress House

Livestock Disaster Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs to cover fiscal years 2012 through 2018, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 17, 2013 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural insuranceDisaster relief and insuranceEndangered and threatened speciesLivestockWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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May 3, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Apr 17, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 17, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 3, 2013

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Livestock Disaster Protection Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to make FY2012-FY2018 livestock indemnity payments (at 75% of market value) to eligible producers on farms that have incurred livestock death losses in excess of the normal mortality due to: (1) attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law, including wolves and avian predators; or (2) adverse weather, including losses due to hurricanes, floods, blizzards, extreme heat, disease, or wildfires.

Provides FY2012-FY2018 compensation for losses to eligible livestock producers for livestock grazing losses due to specified drought or fire circumstances. Excludes from coverage grazing losses on conservation reserve program land used for haying or grazing.

Provides FY2012-FY2018 emergency relief to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish to reduce losses due to disease, adverse weather, or other conditions, such as blizzards and wildfires.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1947 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
  • S 10 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
  • S 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1607: Livestock Disaster Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1607/
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"H.R. 1607: Livestock Disaster Protection Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1607/.
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H.R. 1607, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1607/.
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