Protecting Our Produce Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to create a pilot program that makes yearly payments to growers of asparagus, bell peppers, blueberries, cucumbers, and squash sold fresh. Payments would be made when the national average price for the crop during its regional selling season falls below a five-year reference price and the Secretary finds the drop is caused by imports. Growers would have to apply and would qualify only if their average adjusted gross income is under $5 million and at least 75 percent of it comes from farming, ranching, or forestry. The program would start with marketing year 2025, end five years after the law is enacted, and is authorized $200 million per fiscal year.

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Sponsors

• Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors