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This bill would require the federal crop insurance program to study and develop a way to insure mushroom farmers. In simple terms, it tells the government’s crop insurance agency to look into whether mushrooms, or the income made from growing mushrooms, can be covered by an insurance policy. The goal is to help create better protection for mushroom growers if their crops or earnings are hurt by things like disease, weather, or other losses.
- The crop insurance agency would have to do the research itself or hire qualified experts to help develop the policy.
- Within one year after the bill becomes law, the agency must send a report to Congress explaining what it found and making recommendations.
Official Summaries
Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act
This bill requires the federal crop insurance program to provide for the research and development of a policy to insure the production of mushrooms or revenue derived from the production of mushrooms. (The term policy means an insurance policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials.)
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 741 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 741
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require research and
development regarding a policy to insure the production of mushrooms.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 26, 2025
Mr. Fetterman (for himself and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require research and
development regarding a policy to insure the production of mushrooms.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act''.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(c))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(20) Mushrooms.--
``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall carry out
research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or
more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to
carry out research and development, regarding a policy
to insure the production of mushrooms or revenue
derived from the production of mushrooms.
``(B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation shall
submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that
describes--
``(i) the results of the research and
development carried out under subparagraph (A);
and
``(ii) any recommendations with respect to
those results.''.
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