# 119-s-1693: FARMER Act of 2025

119-s-1693, FARMER Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1693
- Congress: 119
- Title: FARMER Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Expands premium support for certain crop insurance plans.** This bill would create a new subsidy path for enterprise-unit and whole-farm revenue and yield protection plans, raise support for the Supplemental Coverage Option, and require a study of smaller-than-county SCO options for very large counties. - Producers choosing enterprise-unit or whole-farm revenue protection or yield protection plans would receive federal premium support set at 77% for one coverage level and 68% for another. - The Supplemental Coverage Option subsidy would rise from 65% to 80%, increasing the federal share of SCO premiums. - The crop insurance corporation would be required to study offering SCO at scales smaller than county for counties larger than 1,400 square miles and report results to congressional agriculture committees within 1 year.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower premiums for whole‑farm insurance: benefit, high. If enacted, the government would pay part of the premium for certain individual farm revenue or yield protection plans when you pick enterprise‑unit or whole‑farm coverage. The government share would be 77% for the coverage level the bill calls paragraph (2)(F) and 68% for the level called paragrap…
- Higher subsidy for supplemental crop coverage: benefit, medium. If enacted, the premium subsidy for the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) would increase from 65% to 80%. The bill would also change two numeric SCO parameters, replacing "14" with "10" in one clause and "86" with "90" in another. Producers who buy SCO could pay less in premiums because of the hig…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-65: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1693 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1693)

## Related
- [119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5526)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-65: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-65)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1693 (as of 2025-12-21).