RESTORE Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 9, 2021)
Rehabilitating Economic Success Through Overcoming Rural Emergencies Act or the RESTORE Act
This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) to include coverage for losses of crops due to high winds or derechos, polar vortexes (including losses to dairy cooperatives due to power outages or curtailments), hailstorms, freeze, and droughts occurring in the 2020 and 2021 calendar years, with specified limitations. 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 just happenedMay 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 9, 2021
- May 21, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee - Mar 9, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture Committee - Mar 9, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House