# 115-hr-5825: Whole Farm Crop Insurance Improvement Act of 2018

115-hr-5825, Whole Farm Crop Insurance Improvement Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY); 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-5825
- Congress: 115
- Title: Whole Farm Crop Insurance Improvement Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
- Introduced: 2018-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Whole Farm Crop Insurance Improvement Act of 2018 This bill modifies requirements for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) crop insurance policy, which covers all commodities on a farm under a single policy. The bill requires USDA to: expand coverage for beginning farmers under the Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program to allow the farmers to develop the revenue history necessary to qualify for WFRP; allow insurance providers to use alternative compensation structures based on the time necessary to write and administer the plans; ensure that that all producers, including producers with expected revenue from an operation that is greater than 35% of the revenue for the previous year, are able to obtain coverage; and reduce paperwork requirements for the program.

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5825 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5825)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5825 (as of 2025-11-18).