To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to consider certain acreage not planted due to a lack of irrigation water to be eligible for prevented planting payments, and for other purposes.
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (16 Sep 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
What this bill does
H.R. 10411 proposes to change how the Secretary of Agriculture handles "prevented planting payments" for certain farms. Specifically, it would allow the Secretary to consider acreage that was not planted because of a lack of irrigation water as eligible for these payments, under specific conditions. These conditions include having the irrigation infrastructure in place, having irrigated the land in recent years, and the land not being suitable for dryland farming of the crop that was intended to be planted.
This bill would affect farmers who rely on irrigation and have experienced insufficient water availability. It outlines conditions under which they could receive prevented planting payments, but it also includes limitations on payment amounts for farms that consecutively experience a lack of irrigation water for several years. After the tenth consecutive year, acreage would become permanently ineligible for these payments.
The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on September 16, 2026, by Representative Jeff Hurd of Colorado and has been referred to the Committee on Agriculture. As it has just been introduced, it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House or the Senate, and no further action has been taken.
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Timeline
16 Sep 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 10411 do?
- H.R. 10411 proposes to change how the Secretary of Agriculture handles "prevented planting payments" for certain farms. Specifically, it would allow the Secretary to consider acreage that was not planted because of a lack of irrigation water as eligible for these payments, under specific conditions. These conditions include having the irrigation infrastructure in place, having irrigated the land in recent years, and the land not being suitable for dryland farming of the crop that was intended to be planted. This bill would affect farmers who rely on irrigation and have experienced insufficient water availability. It outlines conditions under which they could receive prevented planting payments, but it also includes limitations on payment amounts for farms that consecutively experience a lack of irrigation water for several years. After the tenth consecutive year, acreage would become permanently ineligible for these payments. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on September 16, 2026, by Representative Jeff Hurd of Colorado and has been referred to the Committee on Agriculture. As it has just been introduced, it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House or the Senate, and no further action has been taken.
- Has H.R. 10411 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 10411. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 10411?
- H.R. 10411 was sponsored by Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 10411?
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (16 Sep 2026).
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