US HB8790 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on November 19 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Pending: House Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 19 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Pending: House Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expands the Department of Agriculture's Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) to include coverage for losses of crops (including smoke-tainted wine grapes) due to wildfires occurring in calendar year 2020. Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, and other qualifying natural disasters that occurred in the 2018 and 2019 calendar years.
Title
2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA] | Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] |
| Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA] | Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA] | Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] |
| Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR] |
| Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-19 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
| 2020-11-19 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8790/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8790/BILLS-116hr8790ih.pdf |
