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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 4663 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4663

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 2, 2026

   Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Moody) 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 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''.
    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 ``Agricultural 
Programs--Office of the Secretary'', $3,500,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to 
in this section as the ``Secretary'') 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 shall 
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 shall 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 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 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
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Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act

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