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HR 7088 115th Congress House

Crop Insurance Fairness Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to require that the Secretary of Agriculture to require a notice period with respect to cer… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to require that the Secretary of Agriculture to require a notice period with respect to certain modifications of assigned yields under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program.

Introduced: October 23, 2018 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural insuranceAgricultural prices, subsidies, credit
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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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Dec 12, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Oct 23, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 23, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 12, 2018

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Crop Insurance Fairness Act of 2018

This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from modifying the method of determining assigned yields for the noninsured crop disaster assistance program unless: (1) USDA provides public notice of the modified method and the method does not apply earlier than the first crop year that is one year after the notice is provided; or (2) the modified method will increase the payment amount of the producer.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Oct 23, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7088: Crop Insurance Fairness Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7088/
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"H.R. 7088: Crop Insurance Fairness Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7088/.
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H.R. 7088, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7088/.
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