Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9094 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9094

 To appropriate sums for the Secretary of Agriculture to provide block 
  grants to States for losses of revenue as a consequence of certain 
                  freezes or cold weather conditions.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 2, 2026

Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Patronis, 
     Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Fine, Mr. Mills, Mr. 
     Haridopolos, Mr. Soto, Mr. Frost, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. 
 Bilirakis, Mrs. Luna, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. 
Buchanan, Mr. Donalds, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. 
Wilson of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Salazar, and Mr. Gimenez) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
 To appropriate sums for the Secretary of Agriculture to provide block 
  grants to States for losses of revenue as a consequence of certain 
                  freezes or cold weather conditions.

    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 ``Florida Freeze Disaster 
Assistance Act of 2026''.
    Sec. 2.  The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2027, for an additional amount for ``Office of the 
Secretary'' of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, $3,500,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for the Secretary of Agriculture to 
provide assistance in the form of block grants to 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: Provided, That such assistance shall include 
compensation to producers for losses of multi-year crops: Provided 
further, That such funds be made available exclusively for losses 
occurring in counties that received a disaster designation for freeze 
and related cold weather conditions issued by the Secretary on March 4, 
2026: Provided further, That such funds be made available upon the 
request of a State department of agriculture, or other appropriate 
State agency as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That not 
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and for 
each fiscal quarter thereafter until the amounts provided under this 
section are expended, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate describing the implementation of assistance provided pursuant to 
this section: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.
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