CHILE Act of 2026

This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to set up a framework for giving direct payments to growers of specialty crops, such as fruits, vegetables, and nursery crops, when their production is hurt by an adverse event, including an economic crisis or market disruption. Payments would be based on a grower's sales in one or more years before the event, multiplied by a payment factor the Secretary sets. Payments per person or entity would be capped at the existing federal farm payment limit. For those earning at least 75 percent of their income from farming, ranching, or forestry, the Secretary would set the cap, and it could not be lower than $900,000. The bill would provide $5 billion for fiscal year 2027 for these payments, and future specialty crop direct assistance would run through this framework.

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Sponsors

• Ben Ray Luján Democrat sponsor
• 10 cosponsors