Bill · S. 1693· Senate(119-S-1693)
FARMER Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/8/2025
- Last activity
- 5/8/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- John Hoeven
- Cosponsors
- - 10 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The FARMER Act of 2025 aims to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act. It seeks to provide premium support for certain insurance plans, specifically individual farm-based revenue protection or yield protection plans. The bill also modifies coverage levels and premium subsidies under the supplemental coverage option. Additionally, it mandates a study regarding the feasibility of modifying the supplemental coverage option for specific geographic areas.
Yes· 3 of 6
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
The bill benefits farm owners by providing higher premium support and increasing subsidies for supplemental coverage options.
Would farmers be better off under this?+5
The bill directly increases premium support and modifies coverage levels to benefit agricultural producers.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+4
The bill provides premium support for individual farm-based revenue and yield protection plans, benefiting smaller agricultural producers.
The opposite
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?-2
The bill increases government expenditures by expanding premium support and subsidies for crop insurance plans.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Premium Support for Specific Plans: Under Section 2, the Corporation will pay a part of the premium for individual farm-based revenue protection or yield protection plans when a producer elects those plans based upon enterprise units or whole farm units. This includes a factor of 77 percent for coverage levels in paragraph (2)(F) and 68 percent for coverage levels in paragraph (2)(G).
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Changes to Supplemental Coverage Option: Section 3 amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to change coverage levels and premium subsidies. Specifically, it changes a value from "14" to "10" in clause (ii) and from "86" to "90" in clause (iii)(I), while increasing a premium subsidy from "65" to "80" in section 508(e)(2)(H)(i).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
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+5Good For Farmers+5Good For Rural Residents+3Good For Middle Class Households+2
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+4Reduces Government Spending-2
- 5/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/8/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 9 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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James JusticeRepublican · West Virginia
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Jerry MoranRepublican · Kansas
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