# 119-s-1781: LIP Enhancement Act of 2025

119-s-1781, LIP Enhancement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1781
- Congress: 119
- Title: LIP Enhancement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-20

## Summary

**Adds unborn livestock to the Livestock Indemnity Program.** This bill would let eligible producers and contract growers receive an additional LIP payment when animals that were gestating at the time of death are lost to covered events. Payments would apply to unborn-livestock death losses incurred on or after January 1, 2024 and only when those losses exceed normal mortality. The Secretary, acting through the Farm Service Agency administrator, would set the payment rate which may not exceed 85 percent of the rate for the lowest weight class. The total payment would equal that rate multiplied by a factor that varies by the category of loss using statutory multipliers for specific loss types.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New payments for unborn livestock: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would add a Livestock Indemnity Program payment for unborn animals that died on or after January 1, 2024. To qualify, losses must exceed normal mortality and be due to a listed condition in the statute. The Agriculture Secretary, acting through the FSA Administrator, would set…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
- 119-s-117: AMERICANS Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1781 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1781)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2975)
- [119-s-117: AMERICANS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-117)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1781 (as of 2025-12-20).