U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9884: CHILE Act of 2026
Status: In committee, July 22, 2026
To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to establish a specialty crop emergency assistance framework, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to establish a specialty crop emergency assistance framework, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 22, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to establish a specialty crop emergency assistance framework, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cultivating Horticultural Innovation in Local Economies Act of 2026 or the CHILE Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Specialty crop emergency assistance framework (a) In general The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 is amended by inserting after section 196 ( 7 U.S.C. 7333 ) the following: SECTION 197. Specialty crop emergency assistance framework (a) Definition of specialty crop In this section, the term specialty crop has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 ( 7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108-465 ). (b) Framework The Secretary shall establish a framework to provide direct assistance to producers of specialty crops the production of which is impacted by an adverse event (including an economic crisis or market disruption), as determined by the Secretary, in accordance with this section. (c) Payment calculation In determining a payment calculation for purposes of direct assistance to a producer of specialty crops under subsection (b), the Secretary shall calculate payments based on the product obtained by multiplying-- (1) the producer's sales of specialty crops for a calendar year that …
Sponsors
- Gabe Vasquez (D, HD-NM-2) · primary sponsor
- Adam Gray (D)
- Teresa Fernandez (D, HD-NM-3)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Common questions
- What is HB9884?
- HB9884 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): CHILE Act of 2026.
- What does HB9884 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to establish a specialty crop emergency assistance framework, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9884?
- In committee as of July 22, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (July 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9884?
- Gabe Vasquez (D, HD-NM-2), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9884?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9884
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