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119-hr-3448119th CongressWALLET

LIP Enhancement Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]

Introduced

Summary

Pays producers for deaths of unborn livestock under the Livestock Indemnity Program. This bill would add a new LIP payment for unborn animals lost to specified conditions and set who qualifies and how payments are calculated.

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  • Farms and producers: Eligible producers would get additional payments for unborn livestock deaths that exceed normal mortality for losses on or after January 1, 2025.
  • Payment amounts: The Secretary would set the payment rate, capped at 85% of the payment rate for the lowest weight class, and apply species-specific multipliers such as 1x, 2x, 12x, or the average births per gestation.
  • Administration: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, acting through the Farm Service Agency Administrator, would determine rates and administer eligibility and payments.

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Farm aid for unborn livestock losses

If enacted, eligible producers would get an extra Livestock Indemnity Program payment when unborn livestock die from a listed condition. Losses would have to be above normal mortality and occur on or after January 1, 2025. USDA, through the Farm Service Agency, would set the rate, capped at 85% of the lowest weight-class rate. Your payout would use category multipliers: ×1 for categories A, B, F; ×2 for D; ×12 for E; and the average births per gestation for G. Unborn losses means animals that were gestating at death in those categories.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]

TX • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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