Withstanding Extreme Agricultural Threats by Harvesting Economic Resilience (WEATHER) Act

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Jan 31, 2025

Welch Reintroduces, Adds Cosponsors to Withstanding Extreme Agricultural Threats by Harvesting Economic Resilience (WEATHER) Act

Legislation creates new insurance program for farmers to protect against extreme weather WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.),and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in reintroducing theWithstanding Extreme Agricultural Threats…

Welch Introduces Bills to Improve Natural Disaster Education, Outreach, and Assessment Programs

Bills build on Welch’s WEATHER Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced the Natural Disaster Education and Outreach Act and the State Climate Assessment Act, bills that would improve state-level climate research and public education campaigns to boost local resilience, recovery,…

Welch Introduces ‘WEATHER’ Act, the First Step in Creating a New Insurance Program for Farmers to Protect Against Extreme Weather Events

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On December 5, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in introducing the Withstanding Extreme Agricultural Threats by Harvesting Economic Resilience (WEATHER) Act, legislation that calls for the development of an index-based insurance…