118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 4252LIP Enhancement Act of 2024

A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to establish additional payments for unborn livestock under the livestock indemnity payment program.

Agriculture and food
Introduced May 2, 2024
Last action May 2, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 2, 2024
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Referred
May 2, 2024
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expands coverage under the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to include unborn livestock as LIP-eligible livestock losses. The bill applies to unborn livestock death losses (i.e., losses of any livestock that was gestating on the date of the death of the livestock) incurred on or after January 1, 2024. LIP is a Farm Service Agency program that provides indemnity payments to eligible livestock owners and contract growers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality or reduced sales prices due to specified events (e.g., adverse weather, disease, or animal attack).

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
May 2, 2024
Introduced in Senate
May 2, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.