Ensuring Disaster Recovery and Resilience for Specialty Crops Act
Sen. Schiff Introduces Bill to Create Permanent Disaster Relief for Fruit and Vegetable Farmers
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry for review. It is considered active, but no further meetings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill currently associated with this legislation.
Legislative Progress
While disaster relief is often popular, creating a permanent new spending program usually faces opposition from lawmakers worried about the budget.
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Personal Impact
Many specialty crop operations are small or family-run businesses. This bill would give them a permanent safety net that currently does not exist in the same form as for commodity crop producers. Knowing that disaster assistance will be available without waiting for Congress to act could help small farming businesses plan more confidently and recover faster after weather events or market disruptions.
“diverse types of legal entities and structures used by specialty crop producers”
State Impacts
Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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U.S. Senator Adam Schiff has introduced six bills aimed at expanding support and market access for specialty crop growers ahead of Senate Agriculture Committee discussions on the next Farm Bill. The Ensuring Disaster Recovery and Resilience for Specialty Crops Act is a key part of this package.
Ensuring Disaster Recovery and Resilience for Specialty Crops Act would establish a permanent disaster program tailored to specialty crops
The Ensuring Disaster Recovery and Resilience for Specialty Crops Act would establish a permanent disaster program tailored to specialty crops. USDA and Congress have repeatedly had to provide disaster relief to growers on an ad hoc basis. A permanent program would allow for timely relief.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Ensuring Disaster Recovery and Resilience for Specialty Crops Act
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