LIP Enhancement Act of 2025

The Livestock Indemnity Program Enhancement Act of 2025 would expand the existing Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to include unborn livestock as eligible for compensation. Currently, LIP provides payments to livestock owners and contract growers when their animals die or experience reduced sales prices due to specified events such as adverse weather, disease, or animal attacks. Under this bill, if enacted, losses of livestock that were gestating at the time of the mother's death would also qualify for indemnity payments.

The bill would apply retroactively to unborn livestock losses occurring on or after January 1, 2024. If passed, this change could provide financial relief to livestock producers who experience losses of pregnant animals, helping offset the economic impact of losing both the mother and the unborn offspring. The bill is currently in the Senate and has been referred to committee for consideration, but has not yet been voted on by the full chamber.