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The current Farm Bill expired on Sept. 30, leaving several agricultural, environmental and nutrition programs and initiatives in potential limbo.

This week, the Big “I” led a group of 26 organizations in sending a letter to congressional leadership urging immediate action to reauthorize the NFIP before it expires on Nov. 30.

InsurPac, the Big “I” political action committee, distributed $2,060,500 to a total of 288 federal campaigns, winning at least 245 of them for an 85% victory rate.

As the dust settles on the 2018 midterm election, agents across the country may be wondering how the new balance of power in Congress will affect their businesses.

The Farm Bill expired on Sunday, Sept. 30, leaving several agricultural, environmental and nutrition programs and initiatives in limbo.

In June, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate passed differing versions of the Farm Bill. Neither bill contains cuts to the Federal Crop Insurance Program.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted to extend the NFIP through Nov. 30 by a vote of 86-12. President Trump signed the measure on July 31, meaning the NFIP did not have a lapse in authority during the height of the Atlantic hurricane season.

After the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would extend the NFIP through Nov. 30, the timing for consideration of the measure in the U.S. Senate remains uncertain.

Unless Congress acts, the NFIP is scheduled to expire on July 31. Call the offices of your federal legislators to encourage them to reauthorize the program.

The Big “I” and other groups are currently advocating for Congress to extend the NFIP before the program expires on July 31.