119th Congress
S. 1781
LIP Enhancement Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Introduced
- May 15, 2025
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (1)
Original cosponsors (1)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Livestock Indemnity Program Enhancement Act of 2025 or the LIP Enhancement Act of 2025
This bill expands coverage under the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to include unborn livestock as LIP-eligible livestock losses.
The bill applies to unborn livestock death losses (i.e., losses of any livestock that was gestating on the date of the death of the livestock) incurred on or after January 1, 2024.
LIP is a Farm Service Agency program that provides indemnity payments to eligible livestock owners and contract growers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality or reduced sales prices due to specified events (e.g., adverse weather, disease, or animal attack).
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. - May 15, 2025
Introduced in Senate