New farm disaster fund for high-value crop farmers.
H.R. 10749 — RAISE Act of 2026 · Filed by Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 5, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill lets the Secretary of Agriculture set up a new program. The program helps farmers who grow high-value crops like citrus. Farmers get money when they lose crops or income from disasters. These disasters include droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, freezes, and extreme heat. States and territories get block grants to hand out to farmers.
Who it affects
Farmers who grow high-value crops would get help after disasters. States and territories would get money to give to farmers.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how much money the program will have. It does not say who counts as a farmer or when it ends.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- 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
- high-value crops — Crops that sell for more money, like citrus and specialty fruits.
- block grants — Money the federal government gives to states to spend on a program.
- Secretary of Agriculture — The federal official who runs the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (843 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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