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S. 3843

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3843, the TEMP Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 11, 2026 by Sen. Ashley Moody (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry, and last saw action on Feb 11, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Record

Text

S. 3843 has 2 co-sponsors.

s3843/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3843 IS: Temperature Event Mitigation Policy Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-02-11
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 3843  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 11, 2026   Mrs. Moody  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry    A BILL
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to direct the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to conduct research and development on frost or cold weather insurance, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Temperature Event Mitigation Policy Act   or the   TEMP Act  .
2.
Research and development on frost or cold weather insurance
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1522(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(20)
Frost or cold weather insurance
(A)
In general
The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding an index-based policy to insure crops (including tomatoes, peppers, sugarcane, strawberries, melons, citrus, peaches, blueberries, and any other crop) on a nationally available basis against losses due to a frost or cold weather event.
(B)
Research and development
Research and development under subparagraph (A) shall—
(i)
evaluate the effectiveness of risk management tools, such as the use of an index, with respect to low frequency and catastrophic loss weather events; and
(ii)
result in a policy that provides protection for at least 1 of the following:
(I)
Production loss.
(II)
Revenue loss.
(C)
Report
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes—
(i)
the results of the research and development carried out under this paragraph; and
(ii)
any recommendations with respect to those results.
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2026-02-11
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Feb 11, 2026

s3843/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (02/11/2026)

Temperature Event Mitigation Policy Act or the TEMP Act

This bill directs the federal crop insurance program to provide for research and development regarding a temperature-based index policy to insure crops (including tomatoes, peppers, sugarcane, strawberries, melons, citrus, peaches, and blueberries) on a nationally-available basis against losses due to a frost or cold weather event.

The research and development must (1) evaluate the effectiveness of risk management tools with respect to low frequency and catastrophic loss weather events, and (2) result in a policy that provides protection for production loss or revenue loss.

The term policy means an insurance policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials. Under an index policy, claim payments are generally triggered based on a predetermined index that is entirely independent of the individual farm operation (e.g., temperature level). Under such a policy, the payments are automatically triggered when the index reaches a certain level rather than when an insured farmer files a claim.

Sponsors

Sen. Ashley Moody (R) sponsors S. 3843, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

S. 3843 went before 1 committee: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Referred To · Feb 11, 2026 · 334 Bills

Actions

S. 3843 has taken 2 actions since Feb 11, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 11, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Feb 11, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3843 has not gone to a roll call.

3 bills are related to S. 3843.

Titles

S. 3843 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • TEMP Act — Display Title
  • TEMP Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Temperature Event Mitigation Policy Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to direct the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to conduct research and development on frost or cold weather insurance, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 15 registered lobbyists who named S. 3843 in 4 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Automotive Industry, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Torts, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA12—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANTHONY COTTO112
BRETT HEWITT112
CORY MAKS112
DAVID PEARCE112
DONALD GRIFFIN112
JAMES GRANDE112
KATHERINE DUVENECK112
MONA DOOLEY112
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT112
ROBERT GORDON112
ROBERT MCCARTY112
SAM WHITFIELD112
STEF ZIELEZIENSKI112
THERESA PETTIGREW112
WILLIAM SEABROOK112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$2.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 first_quarter$506.4K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3843 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3843’s is Agriculture and Food.

s3843/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com