Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2023
This bill establishes a federal compensation program for poultry farmers whose operations are restricted in "control areas" designated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) due to animal health threats. It requires the Secretary of Agriculture to pay affected farmers an amount calculated as their average income from the five most recent flocks multiplied by the number of flocks they were prohibited from raising during the control period. Compensation is capped to avoid double payments - covering only the difference between the calculated amount and any existing state or other compensation received. Payments must be issued within 60 days of a farmer’s request, and farmers who already received compensation for destroyed animals under existing law are excluded.
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Introduction
Jul 2023
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Introduced Jul 11, 2023
Last action Jul 11, 2023
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Jul 11, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
upper
Jul 11, 2023
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
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P
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
Co
John Boozman
RRepublican
Co
John Cornyn
RRepublican
Co
John Fetterman
DDemocratic
Co
Jon Ossoff
DDemocratic
Co
Lindsey Graham
RRepublican
Co
Pete Ricketts
RRepublican
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