Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act
This bill increases federal crop insurance subsidies for beginning farmers/ranchers and veteran farmers/ranchers. It updates eligibility definitions: "beginning" now requires less than 10 years of farming (previously 5 years), and veteran eligibility requires 10 crop years (previously 5 years). The key change boosts premium assistance, adding 15 percentage points for the first two years of coverage, 13 for the third, 11 for the fourth, and 10 for years five through ten. These adjustments directly affect new and veteran agricultural producers by lowering their insurance costs during critical early years.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 14, 2025
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Mar 14, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Mar 14, 2025
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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