H.R. 292

Summary

H.R. 292, the GRAPE Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 9, 2025 by Rep. Nicholas Langworthy (R). It was referred to Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit, and last saw action on Feb 14, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Record

Text

H.R. 292 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 292 IH: Grape Research And Protection Expansion Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 292  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 9, 2025   Mr. Langworthy  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to carry out research and development regarding a policy to insure table, wine, and juice grapes against losses due to a freeze event, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Grape Research And Protection Expansion Act   or the   GRAPE Act  .
2.
Policy to insure table, wine, and juice grapes against losses due to a freeze event
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1522(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(20)
Table, wine, and juice grapes
(A)
In general
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding a policy to insure table, wine, and juice grapes against losses due to a freeze event.
(B)
Availability of policy
Notwithstanding the last sentence of section 508(a)(1), and section 508(a)(2), not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation shall make available a policy described in subparagraph (A) if the requirements of section 508(h) are met.
(C)
Report
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that includes—
(i)
the results of the research conducted under subparagraph (A); and
(ii)
a description of the policies made available under this paragraph.
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Sponsors

Rep. Nicholas Langworthy (R) sponsors H.R. 292 alone.

Nicholas Langworthy

Rep. · R–NY-23 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 292 went before 2 committees: General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee and Agriculture.

General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee

General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee

Referred to · Feb 14, 2025 · 39 Bills

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Jan 9, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 292 has taken 3 actions since Jan 9, 2025, the latest on Feb 14, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 292 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 292 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• GRAPE Act — Display Title
• GRAPE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Grape Research And Protection Expansion Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to carry out research and development regarding a policy to insure table, wine, and juice grapes against losses due to a freeze event, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 292 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Banking, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 292 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 292’s is Agriculture and Food.

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