Bill · H.R. 1376· House(119-HR-1376)
Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 2/14/2025
- Last activity
- 3/20/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
- Sponsored by
- Jim Costa
- Cosponsors
- - 7 - 7
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Animal Health Protection Act. It aims to provide compensation to poultry growers and layers located within specific control areas. These areas are determined by the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The compensation is intended for owners who are prohibited from growing or laying birds due to their facility's location. The bill also establishes specific definitions for poultry and outlines the methods for calculating and timing these payments.
Yes
Would business owners be better off under this?+6
The bill establishes a clear formula and timeframe for compensating poultry facility owners whose operations are restricted.
Would farmers be better off under this?+6
The bill provides financial relief to poultry growers and layers located within designated control areas.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+5
The bill provides a compensation mechanism for poultry facility owners who are prohibited from growing or laying flocks due to their location in a control area.
The opposite
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?-3
The bill restricts judicial review of the Secretary's compensation determinations, limiting oversight of government decisions.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Financial Relief for Poultry Growers: The Secretary is required to compensate owners of poultry growing or laying facilities that are prohibited from their operations due to being within a control area (Section 2, subsection (e)(2)(A)).
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Standardized Compensation Calculation: The bill provides a specific formula for compensation based on the average income from the five most recent flocks multiplied by the number of prohibited flocks (Section 2, subsection (e)(2)(B)(i)).
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Timely Payments: The bill mandates that compensation must be paid no later than 60 days after the owner submits a request to the Secretary (Section 2, subsection (e)(2)(C)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Limited Financial Recovery: Compensation is limited by the amount of any compensation already received from a State or other source (Section 2, subsection (e)(2)(B)(ii)).
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No Judicial Review: The Secretary's determination of the amount to be paid is final and cannot be reviewed by any officer, employee, or the court system (Section 2, subsection (e)(2)(B)(iii)).
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Restrictions on Duplicate Payments: Owners cannot receive these payments if they have already received compensation for destroyed animals under subsection (d) for a facility in the same control area during the same period (Section 2, subsection (e)(3)(B)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+6Good For Farmers+6
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency-3
- 5/15/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/2/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/28/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/3/2025
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 3/20/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
- 2/14/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 8 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Brad FinstadRepublican · Minnesota
Jared HuffmanDemocrat · California
Chrissy HoulahanDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Pablo HernándezDemocrat · Puerto Rico
Henry JohnsonDemocrat · Georgia
Sarah McBrideDemocrat · Delaware
David RouzerRepublican · North Carolina
Josh RileyDemocrat · New York
Pete StauberRepublican · Minnesota
Steve WomackRepublican · Arkansas