S. 4663 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jun 2, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryProvides funding for freeze crop damage
A severe freeze and cold weather in early 2026 damaged crops across several southeastern states. This bill sends $3.5 billion to the Department of Agriculture to help affected states compensate farmers and growers for their losses—including crops they couldn't even plant, and long-term crops like fruit trees that take years to produce.
How it affects you
If you're a farmer or crop producer in designated counties in Alabama, Florida, or Georgia, you could receive assistance for your freeze-related losses. For most other people, this bill doesn't create direct changes, though it does use federal funding to help the agricultural community in those regions recover.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jun 2, 2026)
Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act
This bill provides $3.5 billion in emergency funding for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide block grants to certain states for losses of revenue, quality, or production of crops (including crops prevented from planting), trees, bushes, and vines as a consequence of a freeze or cold weather conditions.
The bill specifies that the funding may only be made available for losses occurring in counties that received a disaster designation for freeze and related cold weather conditions issued by USDA on March 4, 2026. (This includes certain counties in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.)
The bill requires the assistance provided by the bill to include compensation to producers for losses of multi-year crops.
The funds provided by this bill must be made available upon the request of a state department of agriculture or other appropriate state agency.
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 SessionS. 4663
A BILL
Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act
Sponsor: Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) · Introduced Jun 2, 2026 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 2, 2026: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.”