LIP Enhancement Act of 2025
LIP Enhancement Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# LIP Enhancement Act of 2025 - Plain Language Summary **What the bill would do:** This bill would expand the federal Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to cover unborn livestock—meaning pregnant animals that die while carrying calves, lambs, piglets, or other livestock. Currently, LIP only compensates farmers and ranchers for losses of born animals. The expansion would apply to losses starting January 1, 2024. **Who it affects:** Livestock owners and contract growers (farmers who raise animals under contract) would be eligible to receive government payments for unborn animal losses caused by events like extreme weather, disease outbreaks, or animal attacks.
The program is administered by the USDA's Farm Service Agency. **Current status:** The bill (S. 1781) was introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been voted on by the full Senate.
CRS Official Summary
Livestock Indemnity Program Enhancement Act of 2025 or the LIP Enhancement Act of 2025This bill expands coverage under the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to include unborn livestock as LIP-eligible livestock losses.The bill applies to unborn livestock death losses (i.e., losses of any livestock that was gestating on the date of the death of the livestock) incurred on or after January 1, 2024.LIP is a Farm Service Agency program that provides indemnity payments to eligible livestock owners and contract growers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality or reduced sales prices due to specified events (e.g., adverse weather, disease, or animal attack).
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.