Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025
In Committee
Introduced:Feb 14, 2025
Primary Sponsor
H. Morgan Griffith
Representative
Republican
VA-9
Cosponsors
13
Quick Stats
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Summary
This bill expands USDA indemnification for poultry producers affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks, compensating all growers and layers within APHIS-designated control areas, including those with non-infected flocks who cannot operate due to containment measures.
Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
AI Summary
Plain-English explanation of this bill
This bill expands USDA indemnification for poultry producers affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks, compensating all growers and layers within APHIS-designated control areas, including those with non-infected flocks who cannot operate due to containment measures.
Last updated: 1/5/2026
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><strong>Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This 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. </p><p>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 <em>control area</em> consists of both an infected zone and a buffer zone. Under the bill, APHIS must compensate all owners of poultry growing or laying facilities for flocks of birds that the facility owner was prohibited from growing or laying due to the location of the facility within a control area. This may include facilities that are located in the buffer zones and have non-infected poultry.</p><p>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. Under the bill, APHIS's compensation determination is final and not subject to judicial or administrative review (other than by the Secretary of Agriculture or a designee).</p>
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Expands poultry producer indemnification program
Compensates growers in HPAI control areas
Covers non-infected flocks affected by containment
Provides payment based on average recent income
Addresses avian influenza outbreak impacts
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
Poultry farmers in outbreak control zones would receive expanded compensation. Growers who cannot operate due to nearby infections would be covered. The poultry industry would have better financial protection during disease outbreaks.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
1376, 119th Congress (2025). "Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-1376
