S 1669 · in committee · niche
CRAWDAD Act
- economy
What this bill does
- The bill expands federal disaster assistance to cover crawfish farmers who lose harvests due to bad weather or drought.
- Crawfish producers and livestock farmers with young animals become newly eligible for federal compensation programs.
- The Farm Service Agency must set new documentation standards; no specific funding amount or timeline is stated.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would expanding federal disaster assistance to crawfish farmers compare in cost to existing livestock disaster programs?
- 02
What documentation standards should the Farm Service Agency require to prevent fraud while keeping compliance manageable for small farms?
- 03
Which types of weather events or production losses should qualify for federal crawfish disaster assistance, and why?
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Sponsor · R-LA
John Kennedy
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Introduced 2025-05-07
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Legislative timeline
2025-05-07 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-05-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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