# 119-s-1494: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2025

119-s-1494, Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1494
- Congress: 119
- Title: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would expand the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program to cover crops and grasses used for grazing.** It would let producers of non-insurable forage and grazing crops claim NAP payments after natural disasters and would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue regulations to implement the change within 90 days after enactment. - Ranchers and livestock producers: Would become eligible for disaster payments when grazing crops or grasses suffer losses or reduced yields from natural disasters. - U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Farm Service Agency: Would need to update rules and implement the expanded eligibility, with regulations due within 90 days after enactment.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More disaster help for grazing crops: benefit, medium. If enacted, you could get Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage for crops and grasses used for grazing. This would help ranchers and livestock producers who grow forage or pasture. The bill would remove the current statutory exclusion that barred grazing crops. The Agriculture…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1494 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1494)

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- [119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1289)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1494 (as of 2025-12-21).