118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 8359GRAPE Act

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 table, wine and juice grapes against losses due to a freeze event, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced May 10, 2024
Last action Sep 3, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 10, 2024
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Referred
Sep 3, 2024
Agriculture
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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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 table, wine, and juice grapes against losses due to a freeze event. (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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Sep 3, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
May 10, 2024
Introduced in House
May 10, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.