Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
The CRAWDAD Act amends the emergency assistance and livestock disaster provisions of the Agricultural Act of 2014. It explicitly adds crawfish harvest losses from adverse weather or drought to covered losses, requires the Secretary of Agriculture to set documentation standards (including data collection and drought-loss definitions) in consultation with farm‑raised fish producers, and clarifies that “livestock” includes animals whether weaned or unweaned.
Disagreement over absent funding and fiscal offsets
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill makes targeted statutory amendments to expand drought/disaster assistance coverage to include crawfish and to require USDA documentation standards, but provides limited implementation detail, no fiscal treatment, and minimal safeguards or accountability mechanisms.
The CRAWDAD Act amends the emergency assistance and livestock disaster provisions of the Agricultural Act of 2014.
It explicitly adds crawfish harvest losses from adverse weather or drought to covered losses, requires the Secretary of Agriculture to set documentation standards (including data collection and drought-loss definitions) in consultation with farm‑raised fish producers, and clarifies that “livestock” includes animals whether weaned or unweaned.
Content is narrow and non-ideological which helps, but limited scope, regional benefit, and need for funding or attachment to larger legislation lower chances.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill makes targeted statutory amendments to expand drought/disaster assistance coverage to include crawfish and to require USDA documentation standards, but provides limited implementation detail, no fiscal treatment, and minimal safeguards or accountability mechanisms.
Disagreement over absent funding and fiscal offsets
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Disagreement over absent funding and fiscal offsets
Likely broadly supportive because the bill extends disaster assistance to vulnerable aquaculture producers and clarifies documentation.
They would see it as helping small and regional producers hurt by climate-related droughts.
They may press for stronger climate adaptation measures, equitable access, and funding that prioritizes small farms.
Generally favorable as a targeted, practical fix for a specific sector, with emphasis on clear implementation and fiscal transparency.
They will support assistance for producers but want cost estimates, streamlined documentation, and measurable criteria to prevent fraud and inefficiency.
Cautiously supportive if narrowly targeted and fiscally restrained; favors aid for affected producers but worries about expanding federal programs and new regulatory paperwork.
They will emphasize state flexibility, limited federal footprint, and avoiding open-ended budget commitments.
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Content is narrow and non-ideological which helps, but limited scope, regional benefit, and need for funding or attachment to larger legislation lower chances.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Disagreement over absent funding and fiscal offsets
Content is narrow and non-ideological which helps, but limited scope, regional benefit, and need for funding or attachment to larger legisl…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill makes targeted statutory amendments to expand drought/disaster assistance coverage to include crawfish and to require USDA documentation standards, but provides limit…
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