H.R.6338: To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to permit certain livestock owners to plant a secondary crop for the use of the producer as emergency feed.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about agriculture and food
  • Introduced Sept. 29, 2010
  • Latest Major Action Nov. 16, 2010

Bill Summary

Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to permit an agricultural producer who owns livestock to plant a second crop on the same acreage for harvest in the same crop year as a first crop and receive full prevented planting indemnity payments if such producer: (1) is located in an area that experienced excessive precipitation which prevented the first crop's planting by its final planting date; and (2) uses the second crop solely for emergency...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Sept. 29, 2010

Introduced in the House by Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.)

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