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    <item congress="117" measure-type="s" measure-number="2707" measure-id="id117s2707" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2021-08-10" update-date="2022-09-12">
        <title>Livestock Disaster Relief Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117s2707v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2022-09-12">
            <action-date>2021-08-10</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Livestock Disaster Relief Act</strong></p> <p>This bill modifies the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) and the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP), with a particular focus on addressing the needs of agricultural producers during droughts. (The Department of Agriculture carries out these programs to assist agricultural producers affected by natural disasters.)</p> <p>The changes include increasing the number of months a producer may receive LFP assistance and allowing transportation costs for feed and water as covered losses under ELAP.</p>]]></summary-text>
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