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H.R. 1789: Creating Crop Insurance Certainty for Farmers Act

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H.R. 1789: Creating Crop Insurance Certainty for Farmers Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-26 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Creating Crop Insurance Certainty for Farmers Act

Plain summary

Creating Crop Insurance Certainty for Farmers Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide specified advanced public notice and a period for public comment before any modification to the terms or conditions of a crop insurance policy or plan may be made. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such provision in an emergency situation.

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Official text

Creating Crop Insurance Certainty for Farmers Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · 2 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] reported raising $12.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Public comment
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1789 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113