{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fischbach.house.gov/2024/5/fischbach-and-finstad-introduce-the-farmer-act-to-strengthen-crop-insurance", "Fischbach and Finstad Introduce the FARMER Act to Strengthen Crop Insurance", "2024-05-14", "2024", "2024-05", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Michelle Fischbach", "F000470", "fischbach.house.gov", "fischbach", "https://fischbach.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Representatives Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) and Brad Finstad (MN-01) introduced the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience (FARMER) Act, legislation that will strengthen crop insurance and make higher levels of coverage more affordable for producers.\n\nSpecifically, the FARMER Act would:\n\nIncrease premium support for higher levels of crop insurance coverage, which will enhance affordability and reduce the need for ad-hoc disaster assistance;\n\nImprove the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) by increasing premium support and expanding the coverage level, providing producers with an additional level of protection, and;\n\nDirect the Risk Management Agency (RMA) to conduct a study to improve the effectiveness of SCO in large counties.\n\n\u201cThe current practice of providing ad hoc assistance after a disaster is both inefficient and costly,\u201d said Rep. Fischbach. \u201cOur farmers deserve better, and I am proud to support the FARMER Act, which bolsters crop insurance affordability while providing improved coverage. These reforms will lessen the need for ad-hoc assistance while improving producers\u2019 fundamental risk management tool.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:01:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://fischbach.house.gov/2024/5/fischbach-and-finstad-introduce-the-farmer-act-to-strengthen-crop-insurance"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5904512256383896, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}