Support legislation to amend the HIP-WI hurricane insurance program so USDA can use an alternate dataset and better protect farmers after storm damage.

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Georgia · Democratic

policy impact 0.74 specificity 0.87 extraction confidence 95%

Occurrences

introduced the Farmers’ AID Relief Act, amending the Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) program to better serve farmers affected by hurricane damage

Bishop co-introduced a bill to fix HIP-WI so farmers affected by hurricanes are better covered when official storm-tracking data is inaccurate.

Reps. Bishop, Carter, and Allen Introduce Bipartisan Fix to Hurricane Insurance Program for Farmers | Congressman Sanford Bishop
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Evidence

The bill would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to use certain data sets when determining eligibility for indemnity payments under HIP-WI. It was introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

This is the concrete legislative vehicle for the claim, but it only shows introduction and committee referral, not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 7462 IH PDF
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Bishop said the bill would apply lessons from Hurricane Helene so that when the next storm hits, farmers are better prepared. The release says the bill directs USDA to expand the data considered and identify alternative methods for determining eligibility under HIP-WI.

Bishop publicly backed and co-led the proposal, which shows effort, but the release does not show the legislation becoming law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Reps. Bishop, Carter, and Allen Introduce Bipartisan Fix to Hurricane Insurance Program for Farmers | Congressman Sanford Bishop
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RMA says NOAA IBTrACS data is used to determine wind extents for Hurricane and Tropical Storm County Loss Triggers, and the FAQ describes IBTrACS as the wind-extents source for HIP-WI. It does not describe an alternate dataset being adopted for hurricane eligibility determinations.

As of the lookback window, USDA still describes HIP-WI as using IBTrACS, which cuts against a completed delivery of the requested alternate-dataset fix.

never same_term

Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index Endorsement CY2027 FAQ
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Bishop co-led and introduced legislation in the 119th Congress to amend HIP-WI so USDA could consider expanded or alternative data for determining eligibility after hurricane damage. However, the evidence only shows introduction and referral to the House Agriculture Committee, with no enactment or USDA adoption of the promised alternate-dataset fix. USDA’s May 2026 FAQ still describes HIP-WI hurricane triggers as relying on NOAA IBTrACS data, which indicates the promised policy outcome had not been delivered. Because Bishop made a concrete legislative attempt but the outcome was not achieved, this is a failed delivery with effort credit.

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