# 119-s-4860: CHILE Act of 2026

119-s-4860, CHILE Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4860
- Congress: 119
- Title: CHILE Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-13

## Summary

**Would create a new emergency assistance framework to pay specialty crop producers after adverse events.** The framework would set how the Department of Agriculture calculates payments, who qualifies, and what limits apply. - Specialty crop producers: Would get direct payments calculated as the producer’s prior-year sales or an average of prior years multiplied by a payment factor set by the Secretary, subject to available funds. USDA must consider the higher value of specialty crops, their higher input costs, and the variety of business structures used by producers. - Farming-dominant entities: Entities with 75 percent or more of average gross income from farming, ranching, or silviculture would be exempt from the general per-person payment cap and would have a minimum maximum payment of $900,000 per crop year. - USDA administration and funding: The Secretary would administer the program, including using Commodity Credit Corporation authority if needed, and the bill provides $5.0 billion for fiscal year 2027, available until expended to deliver these payments. *Would increase federal spending by $5.0 billion in fiscal year 2027.*

## Cosponsors (10)

- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Emergency aid for specialty crop growers: benefit, high. This bill would create a framework for direct emergency assistance to specialty-crop producers after an adverse event, including economic crises or market disruptions. Payments would equal a producer's prior-year specialty-crop sales (or an average of previous years) multiplied by a payment factor…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act
- 119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4860 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4860)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
- [119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-852)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4860 (as of 2026-08-13).