HR 8790
116th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Appropriations
Disaster relief and insurance
Fires
Natural disasters
2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act
Introduced: November 19, 2020
Introduced by:
Thompson, Mike
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 19, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 19, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act
This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) to include coverage for losses of crops (including smoke-tainted wine grapes) due to wildfires occurring in calendar year 2020. Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, and other qualifying natural disasters that occurred in the 2018 and 2019 calendar years.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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