Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Establishes a permanent emergency grant program (beginning FY2026) administered by USDA Rural Development to eligible farm worker organizations during "covered disasters." Grants may fund direct emergency relief, capacity building, resiliency projects, shelter and emergency services. The Secretary must run a promotional plan, consult eligible organizations, and grant funds remain available until expended.
Scope: targeted relief versus federal program expansion
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a statutory grant authority for emergency assistance to farm workers with clear high-level elements (start year, responsible official, covered disaster definition, eligible recipients, and allowable uses).
Establishes a permanent emergency grant program (beginning FY2026) administered by USDA Rural Development to eligible farm worker organizations during "covered disasters." Grants may fund direct emergency relief, capacity building, resiliency projects, shelter and emergency services.
The Secretary must run a promotional plan, consult eligible organizations, and grant funds remain available until expended.
Definitions include covered disasters, eligible organizations, and a migrant or seasonal farm worker income/employment test.
Substantively modest and sympathetic but lacks appropriation language and could face budget or procedural barriers.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a statutory grant authority for emergency assistance to farm workers with clear high-level elements (start year, responsible official, covered disaster definition, eligible recipients, and allowable uses). It provides moderate mechanistic detail but lacks appropriation language, concrete award procedures, and comprehensive accountability measures.
Scope: targeted relief versus federal program expansion
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Scope: targeted relief versus federal program expansion
Likely supportive; sees the bill as filling a gap for farm workers often excluded from other disaster aid.
Views community organizations as trusted intermediaries to deliver rapid relief and build resilience.
Generally favorable but pragmatic; supports targeted relief for farm workers while wanting clear oversight, coordination, and budget detail.
Looks for measurable outcomes and avoidance of duplication with existing disaster programs.
Skeptical; views program as federal expansion into disaster relief better handled by states or existing agencies.
Concerned about cost, program overlap, and unclear beneficiary eligibility.
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Substantively modest and sympathetic but lacks appropriation language and could face budget or procedural barriers.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Scope: targeted relief versus federal program expansion
Substantively modest and sympathetic but lacks appropriation language and could face budget or procedural barriers.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a statutory grant authority for emergency assistance to farm workers with clear high-level elements (start year, responsible official, covered disaster de…
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