Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act
- Bill Number
- H.R. 1613
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Agriculture and Food
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-03-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
- Last Updated
- 2026-02-18T13:46:08Z
Official Summary
Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act
This bill requires the federal crop insurance program (FCIP) to provide for the research and development of a policy to insure the production of mushrooms and mushroom-growing media. (The term policy means an insurance policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials.) The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, the agency that finances FCIP operations, must make any resulting policy available that meets specified FCIP requirements.
As part of the research and development, the bill requires an evaluation of the effectiveness of insurance for the production of mushrooms, including policies that (1) are based on the risk of specific pests and pathogens, (2) consider appropriate best practices to minimize the risk of loss, and (3) consider whether to provide coverage for mushrooms under one policy or to provide coverage for various phases of production.
Sponsor
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
Cosponsors (3)
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8]
Recent Actions
- 2025-03-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
- 2025-02-26: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2025-02-26: Introduced in House
- 2025-02-26: Introduced in House
Bill Versions
- Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act — issued 2025-02-26 — PDF (4 pages)