# 119-hr-5473: Farm Rescue Act of 2025

119-hr-5473, Farm Rescue Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5473
- Congress: 119
- Title: Farm Rescue Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-05

## Summary

**This bill would let farmers get an early, partial advance of the federal** **Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments for crop year 2025**. It pairs that advance with a later reconciliation payment and rules to recover any advances that turn out not to be needed. - Farmers: Provides quicker cash by allowing a one-time advance equal to **40% to 50%** of the projected PLC payment on eligible payment acres. The rest is paid later after the marketing year. - USDA administration: Requires the Secretary to decide quickly whether 2025 PLC payments are needed and, if so, offer advances and issue implementing regulations within **60 days** and initial action timelines tied to roughly **90 days**. - Payment rules and risk: Uses payment acres to calculate advances, creates a separate follow-up payment under the PLC rules for 2025, and lets the agency recover erroneous advances if projections change.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Early Price Loss Coverage payments for farmers: mixed, high. This bill would let the Secretary of Agriculture offer producers a one-time advance payment of Price Loss Coverage (PLC) for crop year 2025. The advance would be 40% to 50% of the Secretary's projected PLC payment for the covered commodity on your payment acres. The Secretary must issue rules withi…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-3089: More Paid Leave for More Americans Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-4154: Employee Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5473 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5473)

## Related
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-3089: More Paid Leave for More Americans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3089)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-4154: Employee Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4154)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5473 (as of 2026-06-05).