HR 441
Drought Assistance Improvement Act
Jurisdiction
US Congress
Session
119th Congress (2025-2026)
Last updated at
Jun 14, 2026, 6:56 AM
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Bill overview
This bill, the Drought Assistance Improvement Act, aims to strengthen the USDA’s Farm Service Agency programs designed to help farmers and ranchers recover from drought-related losses. Specifically, it modifies the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) to allow producers to receive more frequent payments during severe droughts and expands coverage under the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) to include losses from adverse weather and drought, particularly for crawfish harvests. The bill also requires the USDA to establish clear documentation standards for these programs, especially regarding data collection and defining drought-related losses.
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