Increasing Insurance Access for Specialty Crops Act
Sponsored By: Senator Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
Introduced
Summary
Specialty Crop Advisory Committee would create a new advisory body to guide and expand insurance options for specialty crops and ensure producers' voices shape policy.
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- Specialty crop producers would gain a formal channel to influence insurance design, education, and risk-management tools. The committee would review educational programs and recommend improvements.
- The Corporation's manager and Board would receive regular advice on specialty crop policies, partnerships, and contracts, and the manager would consult the committee during annual reviews of new and specialty crops.
- A designated Specialty Crops Coordinator would have primary responsibility for addressing producer needs and act as the liaison between producers and the committee.
- The committee would include 5 to 10 members with at least one producer from each Census region (West, Midwest, South, Northeast). It would require a chair with crop-insurance experience, meet at least two times per year, and initial members would be appointed within 180 days.
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More advisory input for specialty crops
This bill would create a Specialty Crop Advisory Committee to advise crop insurance decisions. The Secretary would establish the committee and appoint initial members within 180 days. The committee would have 5 to 10 members and must include at least one producer from each Census region: West, Midwest, South, and Northeast. The Chairperson would need experience in crop insurance and the specialty crop industry. The committee would advise the Corporation manager, give input to the Board, review education programs, recommend how policies are presented to the Board, advise on certain partnerships and contracts, and meet at least twice a year. The bill would also make the Corporation consult the committee during its annual review of new and specialty crops. It would add the committee Chair and members into certain governance references, redesignate some paragraphs, and change one phrase from "specialty crop" to "livestock" in a redesignated paragraph.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 6/2/2026
Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/11/2026
Roll Call Votes
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