H.R. 3448

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3448 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3448

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to establish additional payments 
for unborn livestock under the livestock indemnity payment program.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 15, 2025

Mr. Jackson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to establish additional payments 
for unborn livestock under the livestock indemnity payment program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Livestock Indemnity Program 
Enhancement Act of 2025'' or the ``LIP Enhancement Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PAYMENT FOR UNBORN LIVESTOCK.

Section 1501(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(b)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Additional payment for unborn livestock.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of unborn livestock 
death losses incurred on or after January 1, 2025, the 
Secretary shall make an additional payment to eligible 
producers on farms that have incurred such losses in 
excess of the normal mortality due to a condition 
specified in paragraph (1).
``(B) Payment rate.--Additional payments under 
subparagraph (A) shall be made at a rate--
``(i) determined by the Secretary; and
``(ii) less than or equal to 85 percent of 
the payment rate established with respect to 
the lowest weight class of the livestock, as 
determined by the Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Farm Service Agency.
``(C) Payment amount.--The amount of a payment to 
an eligible producer that has incurred unborn livestock 
death losses shall be equal to the payment rate 
determined under subparagraph (B) multiplied, in the 
case of livestock described in--
``(i) subparagraph (A), (B), or (F) of 
subsection (a)(4), by 1;
``(ii) subparagraph (D) of such subsection, 
by 2;
``(iii) subparagraph (E) of such 
subsection, by 12; and
``(iv) subparagraph (G) of such subsection, 
by the average number of birthed animals (for 
one gestation cycle) for the species of each 
such livestock, as determined by the Secretary.
``(D) Unborn livestock death losses defined.--In 
this paragraph, the term `unborn livestock death 
losses' means losses of any livestock described in 
subparagraph (A), (B), (D), (E), (F), or (G) of 
subsection (a)(4) that was gestating on the date of the 
death of the livestock.''.
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