HR 4308 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural insurance Agricultural research Alcoholic beverages California Fires Fruit and vegetables Oregon Public contracts and procurement Research and development

Smoke Exposure Crop Insurance Act of 2023

Introduced: June 22, 2023 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Jul 28, 2023

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

Jun 22, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Jun 22, 2023

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Smoke Exposure Crop Insurance Act of 2023

This bill requires the federal crop insurance program (FCIP) to provide for the research and development of a policy to insure wine grapes (including wine grapes produced in California, Oregon, and Washington) against losses due to wildfire smoke exposure. (The term policy means an insurance policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials.) The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, the agency that finances FCIP operations, must make any resulting policy available that meets specified FCIP requirements.

The FCIP must also submit a report to Congress on the research and any resulting policy. The report must include the feasibility of a policy that allows producers to claim an indemnity through post-harvest, post-vinification testing if such testing demonstrates smoke damage that was not detectable prior to harvest.

What's happening now July 28, 2023

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

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