S. 1494 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Apr 10, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands disaster aid for grazing crops
The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program helps farmers get financial help when natural disasters like droughts or floods damage their crops. Right now, this program doesn't offer full coverage for crops and grasses that farmers use to feed livestock. This bill removes that restriction, allowing farmers growing grazing crops to get the same additional coverage as other farmers.
How it affects you
If you're a farmer or rancher who grows crops or grasses to feed livestock, this could mean better financial protection when disasters strike. Producers of grazing crops would gain access to more comprehensive disaster assistance they don't currently have.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Apr 10, 2025)
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2025
This bill allows the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) of the Farm Service Agency to provide additional coverage for crops and grasses used for grazing. Specifically, the bill removes an exception that prohibits certain additional coverage for crops and grasses used for grazing. (NAP provides financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops when natural disasters result in lower yields, crop losses, or prevented crop planting.)
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 SessionS. 1494
A BILL
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) · Introduced Apr 10, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 10, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.”