Poultry Grower Compensation Bill

Official: Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025

IntroducedN/A

Agriculture and Food

Why This Matters

This bill helps poultry growers by offering financial support when they cannot raise birds due to health regulations. It ensures they receive timely compensation based on their recent earnings.

If you are a poultry grower in a control area, you could receive compensation for lost income due to health restrictions.

Affects: Poultry growers and owners of laying facilities in designated control areas.

Summary

Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025This bill expands the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) producer indemnity and compensation program to include compensation for all poultry growers and layers located in an APHIS-determined control area, which may include non-infected poultry. Currently, APHIS provides indemnity and compensation to producers to remove animals classified as affected, suspect, or exposed to diseases of concern, including highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). An APHIS-determined control area consists of both an infected zone and a buffer zone. Under the bill, APHIS must compensate all owners of poultry growing or laying facilities within a control area, which may include facilities that are located in the buffer zones and have non-infected poultry. Further, the bill establishes a new compensation payment formula that requires payments to be based on the owner’s average income from the five most recent flocks.

What changes is this bill making?

1. This bill provides compensation to poultry growers affected by control areas. 2. Compensation is based on the average income from recent flocks of birds. 3. Payments will be made within 60 days of a compensation request. 4. The bill sets limits on compensation to avoid double payments. 5. Control areas are designated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.