S. 1669

Summary

S. 1669, the CRAWDAD Act, was introduced in the Senate on May 7, 2025 by Sen. John Kennedy (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry, and last saw action on May 7, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Record

Text

S. 1669 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S1669 IS: Crawfish Recovery Assistance from Weather Disasters And Droughts Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-07
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1669  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   May 7, 2025   Mr. Kennedy  (for himself and  Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry    A BILL
To improve drought-related disaster assistance programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
 This Act may be cited as the   Crawfish Recovery Assistance from Weather Disasters And Droughts Act   or the   CRAWDAD Act  .
2.
Emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish program
Section 1501(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(d) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by inserting  drought,  after  adverse weather, ;
(2)
in paragraph (2)—
(A)
by inserting  adverse weather, drought,  after  disease, ; and
(B)
by inserting  and losses of crawfish harvest due to adverse weather or drought  after  cattle tick fever ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(5)
Documentation standards
For purposes of this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with eligible producers of farm-raised fish, shall establish a documentation standard for each of the following:
(A)
Collecting data.
(B)
Production of crawfish, as related to reductions in harvest.
(C)
Defining loss conditions due to drought.
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3.
Livestock forage disaster program
Section 1501(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(c)(1)(A)(i) ) is amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking  means livestock  and inserting  means livestock, whether weaned or unweaned, .

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Sponsors

Sen. John Kennedy (R) sponsors S. 1669, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

John Kennedy

Sen. · R–LA · Sponsor

Introduced May 7, 2025

Bill Cassidy

Sen. · R–LA · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 1669 went before 1 committee: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Referred To · May 7, 2025 · 334 Bills

Actions

S. 1669 has taken 2 actions since May 7, 2025.

Votes

S. 1669 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 1669 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• CRAWDAD Act — Display Title
• CRAWDAD Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Crawfish Recovery Assistance from Weather Disasters And Droughts Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to improve drought-related disaster assistance programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 21 registered lobbyists who named S. 1669 in 20 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 Automotive Industry, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Trade (domestic/foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Agriculture, Banking.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 21.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1669 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1669’s is Agriculture and Food.

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