# 119-s-231: WEATHER Act of 2025

119-s-231, WEATHER Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-231
- Congress: 119
- Title: WEATHER Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would require the federal crop insurance program to develop a single index insurance policy that protects farm income from extreme weather.** It focuses on a nationwide, data-driven policy that triggers payments when weather indexes show income loss risks. - Farmers: Coverage must be available in all 50 states, DC, and U.S. territories. Producers could buy coverage sized from 5 percent up to 150 percent of median county-level adjusted gross income, with buy-up limited to farms that grow at least three covered crops. - Small and underserved producers: The policy gives special consideration to farms with under $350,000 in adjusted gross income and to underserved producers. It aims to reduce paperwork, count losses across all covered crops and value-added on-farm activities, and speed payments to farmers, targeting payments within 30 days after a covered weather event in the county or an adjacent county. - Program design and oversight: The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation must conduct research and development or contract with experts, hold stakeholder meetings, and may consult licensed actuaries. The program would rely primarily on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data but can use other certified weather and satellite data and must publish a public report with recommendations to Congress within one year.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New weather income insurance for farms: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would require the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to develop a single-index policy that insures farm income lost to covered weather events. Coverage would be required to be available in all 50 states, Tribal lands, DC, and U.S. territories. The policy could let farms buy-up…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-231 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/231)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-231 (as of 2025-12-21).