United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 4 R · 3 D cosponsors
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HR 294 — Dairy Farm Resiliency Act

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 44% · high confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Spreading across states

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Summary

Dairy Farm Resiliency Act This bill updates the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.As background, the DMC program was enacted in the 2018 farm bill to support dairy operations by allowing producers to buy a guaranteed margin for their milk production. The margin is the difference between the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) national all milk price and a calculated feed cost, which provides producers optional risk protection on price and feed costs.The bill updates the current requirements that a participating dairy producer have an established milk production history with USDA's Farm Service Agency. Specifically, the bill requires that a dairy operation's production history for DMC be based on the most recent three-year history and be recalculated every five years.The bill also increases Tier I margin coverage for annual milk production to 6 million pounds or less (currently 5 million pounds or less) and Tier II margin coverage to over 6 million pounds (currently over 5 million pounds).

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

  5. Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 540 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (540)

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Subjects

agriculture

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 294 do?
Dairy Farm Resiliency Act This bill updates the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.As background, the DMC program was enacted in the 2018 farm bill to support dairy operations by allowing producers to buy a guaranteed margin for their milk production. The margin is the difference between the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) national all milk price and a calculated feed cost, which provides producers optional risk protection on price and feed costs.The bill updates the current requirements that a participating dairy producer have an established milk production history with USDA's Farm Service Agency. Specifically, the bill requires that a dairy operation's production history for DMC be based on the most recent three-year history and be recalculated every five years.The bill also increases Tier I margin coverage for annual milk production to 6 million pounds or less (currently 5 million pounds or less) and Tier II margin coverage to over 6 million pounds (currently over 5 million pounds).
Who sponsors HR 294?
HR 294 is sponsored by Langworthy, Nicholas A. (Republican), Van Orden, Derrick (Republican), Courtney, Joe (Democratic), Tenney, Claudia (Republican), Riley, Josh (Democratic), Wied, Tony (Republican), and Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 294?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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