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Bill117th CongressFiled Jan 11, 2021Agriculture and Food
H.R. 267

2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Ac

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2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act

This bill expands disaster indemnity programs through which the Department of Agriculture provides payments to agricultural producers for crop and milk losses resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, and other qualifying natural disasters.

In particular, the bill extends the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+), the On-Farm Storage Loss Program, and the Milk Loss Program to make losses that occurred in the 2021 and 2022 calendar years eligible for payments. Under current law, these programs provide disaster payments to agricultural producers with crop and milk losses resulting from qualifying natural disasters that occurred in the 2018 and 2019 calendar years.

What just happenedSep 20, 2021

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 89.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5](D-CA)Sponsor
61 cosponsors34 D27 R
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  1. Sep 20, 2021CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 89.

  2. Sep 20, 2021CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-124.

    Agriculture Committee
  3. Sep 20, 2021Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-124.

    Agriculture Committee
  4. Feb 24, 2021Committee

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

    General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
  5. Jan 11, 2021IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

    Agriculture Committee
  6. Jan 11, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  7. Jan 11, 2021IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to HouseSep 20, 20217

2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act

This bill expands disaster indemnity programs through which the Department of Agriculture provides payments to agricultural producers for crop and milk losses resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, and other qualifying natural disasters.

In particular, the bill extends the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+), the On-Farm Storage Loss Program, and the Milk Loss Program to make losses that occurred in the 2021 and 2022 calendar years eligible for payments. Under current law, these programs provide disaster payments to agricultural producers with crop and milk losses resulting from qualifying natural disasters that occurred in the 2018 and 2019 calendar years.

Introduced in HouseJan 11, 2021

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.

2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Ac — Informed