118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4308Smoke Exposure Crop Insurance Act of 2023

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to carry out research and development regarding a policy to insure wine grapes against losses due to smoke exposure, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jun 22, 2023
Last action Jul 28, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 22, 2023
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Referred
Jul 28, 2023
Agriculture
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the federal crop insurance program (FCIP) to provide for the research and development of a policy to insure wine grapes (including wine grapes produced in California, Oregon, and Washington) against losses due to wildfire smoke exposure. (The term policy means an insurance policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials.) The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, the agency that finances FCIP operations, must make any resulting policy available that meets specified FCIP requirements. The FCIP must also submit a report to Congress on the research and any resulting policy. The report must include the feasibility of a policy that al...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.