# 119-s-1073: Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act

119-s-1073, Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1073
- Congress: 119
- Title: Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Expands crop insurance support for beginning and veteran farmers and ranchers.** It raises the time that counts toward "beginning" or "veteran" status from 5 to 10 crop years and sets a tiered premium-assistance boost for their first 10 years. - Beginning farmers and ranchers: Now qualify for 10 years instead of 5, and get higher premium assistance on federal crop insurance with this schedule: 15 percentage points for years 1-2, 13 points year 3, 11 points year 4, and 10 points years 5-10. - Veteran farmers and ranchers: Veteran status rules expand to 10 years, including those who first obtained veteran status within the past 10 years. Veterans receive the same 10-year tiered premium-assistance schedule.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More insurance help for new, veteran farmers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let more people qualify as beginning farmers by changing the threshold from 5 years to 10 years. It would also lengthen veteran status timing to 10 crop years instead of 5. The bill would replace the flat 10-percentage-point premium boost with a tiered schedule: +15 perce…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1073 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1073)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1073 (as of 2025-12-21).