H.R. 10749 – RAISE Act of 2026

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The RAISE Act of 2026 amends the 2014 Agricultural Act to create a new emergency assistance program for producers of high‑value crops, such as citrus. It lets the USDA Secretary provide payments to farmers who suffer revenue, quality, or production losses from natural disasters. The assistance would be delivered to states and territories through block grants, helping them support affected growers.

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Allows the USDA Secretary to fund payments to high‑value crop producers for losses caused by drought, wildfire, hurricane, flood, derecho, extreme heat, tornado, winter storm, freeze, smoke exposure, or excess moisture.
Authorizes the program to be administered via block grants to states and U.S. territories, giving them flexibility to distribute aid to eligible farmers.

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

October 5, 2026

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Introduced in House

October 5, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

October 5, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued October 5, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10749

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 5, 2026

Ms. Wasserman Schultz (for herself, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Soto, and Mrs. Cammack) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to authorize emergency assistance for high value crop losses, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Restore Agricultural Investment, Stability, and Expansion Act of 2026 or the RAISE Act of 2026.

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Emergency assistance for high value crop losses

Subtitle E of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

1502.

Emergency assistance for high value crop losses

(a)

In general

The Secretary may carry out a program to make payments to producers of high value crops (including citrus) for losses of revenue or losses of quality or production of such crops as a consequence of a drought, wildfire, hurricane, flood, derecho, excessive heat, tornado, winter storm, freeze (including a polar vortex), smoke exposure, or excessive moisture.

(b)

Block grants

The program established pursuant to subsection (a) may be carried out through block grants to States and territories.

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