LIP Enhancement Act of 2025

This bill adds help for farmers and ranchers when pregnant animals die from disasters. It expands the Livestock Indemnity Program so losses of unborn animals are covered, starting with losses on or after January 1, 2025. Payments go to eligible producers when deaths are above normal levels due to things like severe weather, disease, or animal attacks. The USDA sets the payment rate, capped at up to 85% of the rate for the smallest livestock weight class, and uses species-based factors to calculate the final amount .

Key points:

• Who is affected: Livestock owners and contract growers with animals that die while pregnant during covered disaster events, beyond normal mortality.
• What changes: Unborn livestock losses become eligible for indemnity payments; USDA will determine the payment rate and apply species-specific multipliers, with a cap of 85% of the lowest weight class rate.
• When: Applies to qualifying losses that occur on or after January 1, 2025.