Senate Bill 3253
118th Congress(2023-2024)
TEMP Act of 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Nov 8, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3253
Congress
118
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Temperature Endorsement for Multiperil Policies Act of 2023 or the TEMP Act of 2023
This bill directs the federal crop insurance program to provide for research and development regarding a temperature-based index policy to insure crops on a nationally available basis against losses due to a frost or cold weather event.
The research and development must (1) evaluate the effectiveness of risk management tools with respect to low frequency and catastrophic loss weather events, and (2) result in a policy that provides protection for production loss or revenue loss.
(The term policy means an insurance policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials.)
November 8, 2023
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11/08/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
11/08/2023
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 15, 2024 7:07:17 PM