119th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1669CRAWDAD Act

A bill to improve drought-related disaster assistance programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced May 7, 2025
Last action May 7, 2025
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 7, 2025
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Referred
May 7, 2025
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 modifies access to the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) and the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP). The Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers these programs. The bill expands coverage under ELAP for losses caused by adverse weather or drought. The bill includes under ELAP the loss of a crawfish harvest due to adverse weather or drought. (This program provides payments to producers of livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish as compensation for losses due to disease, adverse weather, feed or water shortages, or other conditions that are not covered under other programs.) The FSA must establish ELAP documentation standards...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
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Timeline · 2 actions
May 7, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 7, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.