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HR 8229 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

LIP Enhancement Act of 2024

Introduced: May 2, 2024 Introduced by: Jackson, Ronny Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 3, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Sep 3, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
May 2, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 2, 2024
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Livestock Indemnity Program Enhancement Act of 2024 or the LIP Enhancement Act of 2024

This bill expands coverage under the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to include unborn livestock as LIP-eligible livestock losses.

The bill applies to unborn livestock death losses (i.e., losses of any livestock that was gestating on the date of the death of the livestock) incurred on or after January 1, 2024.

LIP is a Farm Service Agency program that provides indemnity payments to eligible livestock owners and contract growers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality or reduced sales prices due to specified events (e.g., adverse weather, disease, or animal attack).

What's happening now September 3, 2024

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

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