2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Ac
Summary
2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act This bill expands disaster indemnity programs through which the Department of Agriculture provides payments to agricultural producers for crop and milk losses resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, and other qualifying natural disasters. In particular, the bill extends the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+), the On-Farm Storage Loss Program, and the Milk Loss Program to make losses that occurred in the 2021 and 2022 calendar years eligible for payments. Under current law, these programs provide disaster payments to agricultural producers with crop and milk losses resulting from qualifying natural disasters that occurred in the 2018 and 2019 calendar years.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Last action Sep 20, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Sep 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-124.
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 61 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
Co
Alan S. Lowenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Ami Bera
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
Co
Anna G. Eshoo
DDemocratic
Co
Ashley Hinson
RRepublican
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Barry Moore
RRepublican
Co
Blake D. Moore
RRepublican
Co
Bobby L. Rush
DDemocratic
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