Veterans Full-Service Care and Access Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 2134

119th Congress

Veterans Full-Service Care and Access Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jun 26, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Alex Padilla

D - CA

Cosponsors

3

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Summary

This bill aims to help wine grape producers by creating a new federal crop insurance policy that would cover losses due to wildfire smoke exposure. It directs the government to research and develop this new insurance option, which would be made available to grape growers in major wine-producing regions like California, Oregon, and Washington.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2227-2228)

Introduced6/26/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Veterans Full-Service Care and Access Act of 2025

This bill aims to help wine grape producers by creating a new federal crop insurance policy that would cover losses due to wildfire smoke exposure. It directs the government to research and develop this new insurance option, which would be made available to gr

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This bill aims to help wine grape producers by creating a new federal crop insurance policy that would cover losses due to wildfire smoke exposure. It directs the government to research and develop this new insurance option, which would be made available to grape growers in major wine-producing regions like California, Oregon, and Washington.

Bill Number: 2134
Introduced: 6/26/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy Area: Agriculture and Food

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Title: Veterans Full-Service Care and Access Act of 2025
Bill Number: 2134
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced: 6/26/2025
Summary: This bill aims to help wine grape producers by creating a new federal crop insurance policy that would cover losses due to wildfire smoke exposure. It directs the government to research and develop this new insurance option, which would be made available to grape growers in major wine-producing regi

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill aims to help wine grape producers by creating a new federal crop insurance policy that would cover losses due to wildfire smoke exposure. It directs the government to research and develop this new insurance option, which would be made available to grape growers in major wine-producing regions like California, Oregon, and Washington.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

<html><body>Smoke Exposure Crop Insurance Act of 2023 This bill requires the federal crop insurance program (FCIP) to provide for the research and development of a policy to insure wine grapes (including wine grapes produced in California, Oregon, and Washington) against losses due to wildfire smoke exposure. (The term policy means an insurance policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials.) The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, the agency that finances FCIP operations, must make any resulting policy available that meets specified FCIP requirements. The FCIP must also submit a report to Congress on the research and any resulting policy. The report must include an evaluation of the feasibility of a policy that allows producers to claim an indemnity through post-harvest, post-vinification testing if such testing demonstrates smoke damage that was not detectable prior to harvest.</body></html>

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Creates a new federal crop insurance policy to cover losses from wildfire smoke exposure for wine grapes
Requires research and development of this new insurance policy by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Mandates a report to Congress on the feasibility of allowing claims based on post-harvest, post-vinification testing for smoke damage

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would directly benefit wine grape growers in key wine-producing states by providing them with a new insurance option to protect against losses from wildfire smoke. This could help stabilize the income and business operations of grape farmers who have faced increasing challenges from climate change and extreme weather events in recent years.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Related Subjects

Agricultural conservation and pollution

Agricultural insurance

Agricultural research

Alcoholic beverages

California

Fires

Fruit and vegetables

Oregon

Public contracts and procurement

Research and development

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2134, 119th Congress (2025). "Veterans Full-Service Care and Access Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2134

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