Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025
Latest action · Feb 13, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025
This bill expands the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) producer indemnity and compensation program to include compensation for all poultry growers and layers located in an APHIS-determined control area, which may include non-infected poultry.
Currently, APHIS provides indemnity and compensation to producers to remove animals classified as affected, suspect, or exposed to diseases of concern, including highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). An APHIS-determined control area consists of both an infected zone and a buffer zone. Under the bill, APHIS must compensate all owners of poultry growing or laying facilities within a control area, which may include facilities that are located in the buffer zones and have non-infected poultry.
Further, the bill establishes a new compensation payment formula that requires payments to be based on the owner’s average income from the five most recent flocks.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2025 to Jun 17, 2026; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| R-NE | Pete Ricketts | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| R-AL | Tommy Tuberville | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Mar 13, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Angela D. Alsobrooks | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-PA | David McCormick | Jun 17, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Feb 13, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48580 | Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) in the United States | Report | Sep 8, 2026 |
| R48518 | The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Outbreak in Poultry, 2022-Present | Report | Apr 29, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1376 | Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025 | Related bill | Mar 20, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act to provide compensation for poultry growers and layers in control areas, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced in Senate
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