Introduced:
Jan 9, 2025
Policy Area:
Agriculture and Food
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Latest Action
Feb 14, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
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Introduced in House
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<p><strong>Grape Research And Protection Expansion Act or the GRAPE Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the federal crop insurance program (FCIP) to provide for the research and development of a policy to insure table, wine, and juice grapes against losses due to a freeze event. (Under current law, the term <em>policy</em> means an insurance policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials.) The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, the agency that finances FCIP operations, must make any resulting policy available that meets specified FCIP requirements.</p><p>The FCIP must also submit a report to Congress on the research and any resulting policy.</p>
Actions (4)
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Feb 14, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 9, 2025
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Agriculture and Food
(Policy Area)
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 9, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:21 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 292 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 292
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Federal Crop
Insurance Corporation to carry out research and development regarding a
policy to insure table, wine, and juice grapes against losses due to a
freeze event, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Langworthy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Federal Crop
Insurance Corporation to carry out research and development regarding a
policy to insure table, wine, and juice grapes against losses due to a
freeze event, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 292 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 292
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Federal Crop
Insurance Corporation to carry out research and development regarding a
policy to insure table, wine, and juice grapes against losses due to a
freeze event, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Langworthy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Federal Crop
Insurance Corporation to carry out research and development regarding a
policy to insure table, wine, and juice grapes against losses due to a
freeze event, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grape Research And Protection
Expansion Act'' or the ``GRAPE Act''.
SEC. 2.
DUE TO A FREEZE EVENT.
Section 522
(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.
(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522
(c) )
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``
(20) Table, wine, and juice grapes.--
``
(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this paragraph, 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 table, wine,
and juice grapes against losses due to a freeze event.
``
(B) Availability of
(c) )
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``
(20) Table, wine, and juice grapes.--
``
(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this paragraph, 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 table, wine,
and juice grapes against losses due to a freeze event.
``
(B) Availability of
=== policy ===
-Notwithstanding the
last sentence of
section 508
(a)
(1) , and
(a)
(1) , and
section 508
(a)
(2) , not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation shall
make available a policy described in subparagraph
(A) if the requirements of
(a)
(2) , not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation shall
make available a policy described in subparagraph
(A) if the requirements of
section 508
(h) are met.
(h) are met.
``
(C) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Appropriations and Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that
includes--
``
(i) the results of the research conducted
under subparagraph
(A) ; and
``
(ii) a description of the policies made
available under this paragraph.''.
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