H.R. 4322 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Agriculture, Jul 10, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryUpdates livestock market values for indemnity payments
The Livestock Indemnity Program helps farmers get paid when their animals die from things like bad weather, disease, or animal attacks. Right now, the program pays 75% of the market value of lost livestock. This bill would require the Farm Service Agency to update what they consider the market value of livestock four times a year instead of less frequently, so payment rates stay current.
How it affects you
If you raise livestock commercially, this could affect how much money you receive if your animals die or are harmed by covered events. More frequent updates to market values mean the payments you're eligible for would better reflect what your animals are actually worth at the time of loss, rather than using older price information.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jul 10, 2025)
Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act of 2025
This bill requires the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to update the market value for livestock on a quarterly basis for the purposes of determining Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payment rates. The FSA must determine the market value in coordination with the Agricultural Marketing Service and use other appropriate resources.
As background, LIP is an FSA program that provides indemnity payments to eligible livestock owners and contract growers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality or reduced sales prices due to specified events (e.g., adverse weather, disease, or animal attack). In general, the rate of payment is 75% of the market value of the affected livestock.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 4322
A BILL
Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4) · Introduced Jul 10, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 10, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.”