Crop Insurance Improvement Act of 1997

Summary

Crop Insurance Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to define "designated disaster area" to include an area: (1) declared a major disaster area by the President; or (2) determined to be a disaster area by the Secretary of Agriculture. Prohibits the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation from: (1) listing a producer with disaster-area crop losses on the nonstandard classification list; and (2) considering such losses in yield determinations.

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Timeline

1. 13 February 1997

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 February 1997

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E277-278)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 February 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 February 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 25 February 1997

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops.

   Source: Committee

6. 25 February 1997

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 13 February 1997 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 February 1997

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 February 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 February 1997

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Sponsors

• Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Frank Lucas · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Bennie Thompson · D · Cosponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing

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