Agricultural Emergency Relief Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4354 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4354 To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disaster. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 10, 2025 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Costa, and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disaster. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Emergency Relief Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Average adjusted gross farm income.--The term ``average adjusted gross farm income'', with respect to a producer, means the portion of the average adjusted gross income of the producer that is derived from farming, ranching, or forestry operations. (2) Average adjusted gross income.--The term ``average adjusted gross income'', with respect to a producer, means the adjusted gross income (as defined in section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of the producer, as averaged over the 3 taxable years preceding the most recently completed taxable year. (3) Disaster.-- (A) In general.--The term ``disaster'' includes-- (i) a drought; (ii) a wildfire; (iii) a hurricane; (iv) a flood; (v) a derecho; (vi) excessive heat; (vii) excessive moisture; (viii) a winter storm; and (ix) a freeze event (including a polar vortex). (B) Determination of drought.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), a coun