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HR 292 · in committee · niche

GRAPE Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the federal crop insurance program to research and develop insurance coverage for grapes damaged by freeze events.
  • Grape growers producing table, wine, and juice grapes are affected by this new insurance option.
  • The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation will fund the research and make any resulting policy available if it meets program requirements.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would freeze-damage insurance for grapes affect premiums or costs for other crop insurance participants in the federal program?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that current crop insurance options inadequately protect grape growers from freeze damage compared to other perils?

  3. 03

    If the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation determines freeze coverage for grapes is not financially viable, what should happen to the research investment?

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Sponsor · R-NY-23

Nicholas A. Langworthy

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Introduced 2025-02-14

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-14 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

  2. 2025-01-09 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

  3. 2025-01-09 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-01-09 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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