Permanent Emergency Agricultural Assistance Act

H.R. 1118, the Permanent Emergency Agricultural Assistance Act, would establish a standing program to provide financial aid to farmers who suffer significant crop losses due to natural disasters or extreme weather. Instead of requiring Congress to pass individual emergency spending bills after each disaster, this legislation would make such assistance a permanent part of federal agricultural policy for counties in designated disaster areas. For agricultural producers and their communities, this change is intended to provide more predictable and timely financial support during years of damaging weather.