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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 10928 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10928

 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide block grants to 
  States for certain crop losses as a consequence of freezes or cold 
     weather conditions that occurred in the month of April, 2026.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 29, 2026

Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Cline, and Ms. McBride) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL

 
 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide block grants to 
  States for certain crop losses as a consequence of freezes or cold 
     weather conditions that occurred in the month of April, 2026.

    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 ``Farmer Recovery Opportunity and 
Support for Temperatures Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. BLOCK GRANTS TO ADDRESS CERTAIN CROP LOSSES DUE TO COLD WEATHER 
              CONDITIONS OR FREEZES THAT OCCURRED IN APRIL, 2026.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date on which 
funds are first made available to carry out this section pursuant to 
subsection (f), the Secretary shall provide assistance in the form of 
block grants to covered States for losses of revenue, quality, or 
production of crops (including crops prevented from planting), trees, 
bushes, and vines, as a consequence of a freeze or cold weather 
condition that occurred in the month of April, 2026.
    (b) Eligibility.--Assistance under subsection (a) shall be made 
available upon request by a covered State, acting through the 
department of agriculture of such State or other appropriate State 
agency, as determined by the Secretary.
    (c) Multi-Year Crops.--The assistance under subsection (a) shall 
include compensation to producers for losses of multi-year crops.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date on which funds 
are first made available to carry out this section pursuant to 
subsection (f), and for each fiscal quarter thereafter until the 
amounts so provided are expended, the Secretary shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate 
describing the implementation of assistance provided pursuant to this 
section.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered state.--The term ``covered State'' means 
        Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, 
        Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, 
        Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $3,500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2027, to remain available until expended.
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Farmer Recovery Opportunity and Support for Temperatures Relief Act

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