H.R. 7947 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Agriculture, Mar 16, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands farm financial risk assistance program
The Agricultural Management Assistance program helps farmers in 16 states manage financial risk through diversification, marketing, and conservation practices. This bill expands what farmers can use assistance funds for to include soil health improvements, sustainable water sources, irrigation, composting, and other practices that protect against climate-related losses. It also raises the payment limit farmers can receive from $50,000 per year to $200,000 over five years, adds funding to the program, and allows federal crop insurance providers to participate.
How it affects you
If you're a farmer in one of the 16 designated states where crop insurance participation has historically been low, you'd have access to more types of financial assistance and could receive more money to help protect your farm from climate-related financial losses. Federal crop insurance providers would also become eligible to participate in the program.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 16, 2026)
Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026
This bill expands and revises the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) programs, which help agricultural producers manage financial risk through diversification, marketing, or natural resource conservation practices. (AMA is available in 16 designated states where participation in the Federal Crop Insurance Program is historically low.)
Specifically, the bill expands the eligible uses for financial assistance funds for producers to include
• soil health improvements,
• the development of sustainable water sources and irrigation,
• composting,
• and other conservation practices determined to reduce the risk to a farm of financial loss due to the regional impacts of climate change.
The bill also specifies that funds provided to mitigate financial risk through production or marketing diversification may be used for food safety certification.
The bill provides additional funding for the program and changes the payment limitation for farmers to $200,000 over five years (currently $50,000 per year).
The bill also expands those eligible for assistance under AMA programs to include federal crop insurance providers, in particular providers of Whole-Farm Revenue Protection plans.
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.
2nd SessionH. R. 7947
A BILL
Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026
Sponsor: Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) · Introduced Mar 16, 2026 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 3, 2026: “Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.”