Bill adds three cattle types to federal insurance pilot program.
H.R. 10735 — To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require certain types of cattle to be included in a livestock pilot program, and for other purposes. · Filed by Gabe Evans (R-CO) · Introduced Oct 5, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes federal crop insurance rules. It adds three types of cattle to a livestock pilot program. The types are bred cattle, replacement heifers, and cull cattle. The change starts in crop year 2027. Farmers who raise these cattle can then get federal insurance.
Who it affects
Farmers and ranchers who raise bred cattle, replacement heifers, or cull cattle are affected. They would gain access to federal crop insurance for these animals.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how much money will pay for this. Whether it helps farmers depends on how well the pilot program works.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 5, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 5, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Agriculture · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- livestock pilot program — A test program run by the federal government to try out insurance for farm animals.
- bred cattle — Cattle raised to have babies for sale or for the farm's own herd.
- replacement heifers — Young female cattle raised to replace older cows in a herd.
- cull cattle — Cattle removed from a herd because they no longer meet the farmer's needs.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (256 characters) on Oct 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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