# 115-hr-5462: Dairy Risk Management Act of 2018

115-hr-5462, Dairy Risk Management Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5462
- Congress: 115
- Title: Dairy Risk Management Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
- Introduced: 2018-04-10
- Sponsor: COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Dairy Risk Management Act of 2018 This bill reauthorizes and modifies the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Margin Protection Program for dairy producers, which is a voluntary program that pays participating dairy operations when a formula-based national margin (the difference between milk prices and feed costs) falls below a producer-selected insured margin. The bill changes the name of the program to the Dairy Risk Management Program and modifies coverage levels and premiums. With respect to other USDA dairy programs, the bill: reauthorizes the Dairy Forward Pricing Program, reauthorizes the Dairy Indemnity Program, reauthorizes the Dairy Promotion and Research Program, and repeals the Dairy Product Donation Program.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7023: Addressing Teacher Shortages Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6986: Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act
- 115-hr-6966: AQUAA Act
- 115-hr-6957: SARA Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6932: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment reforms under the Medicare program.
- 115-hr-6830: Impact Aid Infrastructure Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5462 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5462)

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- [115-hr-6986: Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6986)
- [115-hr-6966: AQUAA Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6966)
- [115-hr-6957: SARA Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6957)
- [115-hr-6932: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6932)
- [115-hr-6830: Impact Aid Infrastructure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6830)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5462 (as of 2025-11-18).