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H.R. 257 · 108th Congress

Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

MBR BurnsSponsor
10 cosponsors · 4 D, 6 R
SBD Bishop BCD Cramer VGR Goode RHR Hayes JKR Kingston MMD McIntyre CPR Pickering MRR Rogers JMD Marshall CNR Norwood

8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2002 crop losses due to weather or related conditions; and (2) payments to livestock producers who have incurred 2001 and 2002 losses in an emergency-designated…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 8, 2003
Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2002 crop losses due to weather or related conditions; and (2) payments to livestock producers who have incurred 2001 and 2002 losses in an emergency-designated county.

Permits livestock producers with qualifying losses in both years to elect to receive payments in either, but not both, of such years.

Makes producers ineligible for crop disaster assistance if they did not: (1) get Federal crop insurance for insurable commodities; and (2) file required paperwork and pay related fees for noninsurable commodities. Sets forth waiver provisions.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2003

Latest action (Feb 5, 2003): Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 8, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.