Contact Congress about H.R. 1376: Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025

Some poultry and egg farms could get federal money when disease control zones stop them from raising birds. The payment would be based on recent flock income, minus any other money already paid for the same lost flocks.

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Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Latest action on H.R. 1376: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects poultry and egg facility owners whose farms fall inside a federal disease control area. These owners could get paid if they are blocked from raising birds or producing eggs during the control period. It also affects USDA, which would have to run the payment process and decide payment amounts. State governments and other payers could matter too, because their payments would reduce the federal amount.

Why this matters: Disease control rules can stop a poultry farm from doing business even when its own birds are not killed. This bill would shift some of that lost income risk from farmers to the federal government. It could help affected farms stay afloat during outbreaks. It could also increase federal spending, depending on how often control areas are used and how long they last. The bill’s appeal limits also matter because owners would have fewer ways to challenge USDA’s payment amount.

Key provisions in H.R. 1376

• The bill adds a new payment rule for poultry growers and egg producers. It would go into section 10407 of the Animal Health Protection Act, the federal animal disease law.
• A control area means an area chosen by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. That USDA agency handles animal disease threats.
• The bill covers common farm birds raised mainly for meat or eggs. This includes chickens, turkeys, ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries, waterfowl, and game birds, but not doves or pigeons.
• USDA must pay covered facility owners when disease rules stop them from raising birds or keeping laying flocks. The facility must be inside a control area.
• The payment uses a set formula. USDA takes the average income from the owner’s five most recent flocks and multiplies it by the number of flocks the owner missed.

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What is H.R. 1376?

Some poultry and egg farms could get federal money when disease control zones stop them from raising birds. The payment would be based on recent flock income, minus any other money already paid for the same lost flocks.

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