Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7462

Updating Hurricane Insurance Rules for Farmers

Farmers’ AID Relief Act

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This bill changes how the Department of Agriculture decides if a farmer should receive a hurricane insurance payment. It focuses on a specific type of coverage that pays out based on wind speeds in a county during a storm rather than just individual crop damage.
Currently, if official weather stations are damaged or stop working during a hurricane, it can be difficult to prove that wind speeds were high enough to trigger a payment. This bill allows the government to use backup data from local land-grant universities to fill in those gaps and ensure farmers get paid.
The new rules would require the government to use a specific global database of storm tracks as the primary source of information. If that data is missing or incomplete because of equipment damage, the backup university data can be used to make sure farmers don't lose out on money they are owed.
These changes would start with the 2027 growing season. The goal is to make the insurance process more reliable so that farmers in hurricane-prone areas can get financial help faster after a disaster, even if the local weather equipment is destroyed by the storm.

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Feb 10, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Feb 10, 2026

Introduced in House

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Congressional Bill

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Farmers’ AID Relief Act

Bill NumberHR 7462

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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