House Bill 267
117th Congress(2021-2022)
2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Ac
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 11, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
267
Congress
117
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act
This bill 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.
09/20/2021
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 89.
09/20/2021
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-124.
02/24/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
01/11/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
01/11/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 30, 2023 7:30:29 PM