# 119-hr-7462: Farmers’ AID Relief Act

119-hr-7462, Farmers’ AID Relief Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7462
- Congress: 119
- Title: Farmers’ AID Relief Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Expands the data used to trigger hurricane crop-insurance payouts.** This bill would add a subsection for the Hurricane Insurance Protection‑Wind Index endorsement and say the Secretary may use NOAA's IBTrACS data or, if IBTrACS is incomplete, a certified alternative dataset from land‑grant college weather stations to decide county indemnity eligibility starting with the 2027 crop year. - Farmers: Clarifies how counties qualify for hurricane wind indemnity payments. Eligibility calculations would begin with the 2027 crop year. - Land‑grant colleges and universities: Lets their certified weather stations serve as an "alternative data set" if they meet National Weather Service standards. Those alternative data would be compiled and made publicly available on USDA's HIP‑WI website. - USDA and the Risk Management Agency: Requires the Secretary to compile alternative datasets, publish them on the Department of Agriculture's HIP‑WI website, and issue any implementing rules within 180 days of enactment.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More hurricane insurance data for farmers: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would change how USDA decides HIP–WI indemnity payments. Starting with crop year 2027, USDA would use the NOAA IBTrACS data set or an approved alternative when IBTrACS is incomplete. USDA could use an alternative only if IBTrACS is incomplete and a nearby National Weather Servi…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2345: Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-5509: Safe Step Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7462 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7462)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-2345: Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2345)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-5509: Safe Step Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5509)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7462 (as of 2026-07-25).