[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5634 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5634

     To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the public 
   disclosure of crop insurance premium subsidies made on behalf of 
 Members of Congress and their immediate families, Cabinet Secretaries 
and their immediate families, and entities of which any such individual 
 or combination of such individuals is a majority shareholder, and to 
   require the public disclosure of the underwriting gains earned by 
  private insurance provider and the business expenses covered by the 
                          Federal Government.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 2014

   Mr. Peters of California introduced the following bill; which was 
                referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the public 
   disclosure of crop insurance premium subsidies made on behalf of 
 Members of Congress and their immediate families, Cabinet Secretaries 
and their immediate families, and entities of which any such individual 
 or combination of such individuals is a majority shareholder, and to 
   require the public disclosure of the underwriting gains earned by 
  private insurance provider and the business expenses covered by the 
                          Federal Government.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Hiding Congressional Farm 
Subsidies Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CROP INSURANCE PREMIUM SUBSIDIES MADE ON BEHALF 
              OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND 
              ENTITIES.

    Section 502(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(c)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(5) Disclosure of crop insurance premium subsidies made 
        on behalf of members of congress and cabinet secretaries.--
                    ``(A) Disclosure required.--Notwithstanding 
                paragraph (1) or any other provision of law, the 
                Secretary shall make available to the public, on an 
                annual basis--
                            ``(i) the name of each individual or entity 
                        specified in subparagraph (B) who obtained a 
                        federally subsidized crop insurance, livestock, 
                        or forage policy or plan of insurance (other 
                        than a catastrophic risk protection plan 
                        offered under section 508(b)) during the 
                        previous fiscal year;
                            ``(ii) the amount of premium subsidy 
                        received by that individual or entity from the 
                        Corporation for such policy or plan of 
                        insurance; and
                            ``(iii) the amount of any Federal portion 
                        of indemnities paid in the event of a loss 
                        during that fiscal year for policy or plan of 
                        insurance.
                    ``(B) Covered individuals.--Subparagraph (A) 
                applies with respect to the following:
                            ``(i) Members of Congress and their 
                        immediate families.
                            ``(ii) Cabinet Secretaries and their 
                        immediate families.
                            ``(iii) Entities of which any individual 
                        described in clause (i) or (ii), or a 
                        combination of such individuals, is a majority 
                        shareholder.
            ``(6) Disclosure of benefits for private insurance 
        providers.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any other 
        provision of law, the Secretary shall make available to the 
        public, on an annual basis, regarding each private insurance 
        provider, by name--
                    ``(A) the underwriting gains earned through 
                participation in the federally subsidized crop 
                insurance program; and
                    ``(B) the amount paid under this subtitle for 
                administrative and operating expenses, any Federal 
                portion of indemnities and reinsurance, and any other 
                purpose.''.
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