Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

House General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee Bills & Legislation

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Us Congress House Bill HB441

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Drought Assistance Improvement ActThis bill modifies access to two Farm Service Agency (FSA) administered programs: the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) and the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP).The bill modifies the LFP to allow for one monthly payment when a county has four consecutive weeks of a D2 rating (severe drought) and two payments for eight consecutive weeks of D2. Currently, one payment is available for eight consecutive weeks of D2. As background, LFP makes payments to eligible livestock producers who have suffered grazing losses on drought-affected pastureland, including cropland planted specifically for grazing.The bill also expands coverage under ELAP for losses caused by adverse weather or drought. The bill includes under ELAP the loss of a crawfish harvest due to adverse weather or drought. As background, ELAP provides payments to producers of livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish as compensation for losses due to disease, adverse weather, feed or water shortages, or other conditions that are not covered under other programs.The FSA must establish ELAP documentation standards for (1) collecting data, (2) the production of crawfish, and (3) defining loss conditions due to drought.
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Us Congress House Bill HB442

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Quality Loss Adjustment Improvement for Farmers Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB387

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance ActThis bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to submit a report to Congress on USDA assistance available for agricultural producers in Texas related to Mexico's non-compliance with a 1944 treaty with the United States concerning water utilization. Specifically, the USDA report must list all of the existing USDA authorities and programs that are or could be made available to provide assistance to agricultural producers in Texas that have suffered economic losses due to Mexico not delivering water to the United States in accordance with the Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, including the Supplementary Protocol.
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Us Congress House Bill HB294

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Dairy Farm Resiliency Act This bill updates the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.As background, the DMC program was enacted in the 2018 farm bill to support dairy operations by allowing producers to buy a guaranteed margin for their milk production. The margin is the difference between the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) national all milk price and a calculated feed cost, which provides producers optional risk protection on price and feed costs.The bill updates the current requirements that a participating dairy producer have an established milk production history with USDA's Farm Service Agency. Specifically, the bill requires that a dairy operation's production history for DMC be based on the most recent three-year history and be recalculated every five years.The bill also increases Tier I margin coverage for annual milk production to 6 million pounds or less (currently 5 million pounds or less) and Tier II margin coverage to over 6 million pounds (currently over 5 million pounds).
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Us Congress House Bill HB292

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Grape Research And Protection Expansion Act or the GRAPE ActThis bill requires the federal crop insurance program (FCIP) to provide for the research and development of a policy to insure table, wine, and juice grapes against losses due to a freeze event. (Under current law, 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.
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Us Congress House Bill HB1063

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority ActThis bill specifies that the Farm Credit Administration (FCA) is the sole regulator of the Farm Credit System (FCS) and establishes reporting requirements for FCS institutions (i.e., lenders).Specifically, the bill states that the FCA is the sole and independent regulator of the FCS and exempts entities that are supervised by the FCA from the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).As background, the bill addresses a rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that implements provisions of the ECOA by requiring covered financial institutions, including FCS institutions, to collect and report to the CFPB data on credit applications for small businesses, including the principal owner's race, sex, and ethnicity. This 2023 rule has been challenged in court.The bill also requires FCS institutions to (1) request that loan applicants and borrowers that are small farmers disclose information identifying their race, sex, and ethnicity; and (2) annually report the collected information to the FCA. The FCA must make the collected information available to the public on annual basis. If an FCS institution customer does not voluntarily report the requested information, the FCA may not require the institution to use other means to deduce the information.In addition, the bill specifies that FCS institutions shall not be required to comply with the bill's requirements if financial institutions are not required to comply with the CFPB rule due to a court invalidating the rule or a repeal of the rule.
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Us Congress House Bill HB1302

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
GRAIN DRY Act Growing Rural Agricultural Infrastructure Needs to Deliver Rising Yields Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB2536

Introduced
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
New Producer Economic Security Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB2435

Introduced
3/27/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Save Our Small Farms Act of 2025
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Us Congress House Bill HB1565

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
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Us Congress House Bill HB1613

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB1719

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Refer
3/28/25  
Farm to Fly Act of 2025This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to integrate the advancement of sustainable aviation fuels into its programs.Specifically, this bill includes sustainable aviation fuel as an advanced biofuel for the purposes of several USDA bioenergy programs that primarily provide support and incentives for renewable energy projects.For purposes of these programs, the bill defines sustainable aviation fuel as liquid fuel, the portion of which is not kerosene, which (1) meets specific international standards, (2) is not derived from coprocessing specific materials (e.g., triglycerides) with a non-biomass feedstock, (3) is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates or petroleum, and (4) is certified as having a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage of at least 50% compared with petroleum-based jet fuel (based on specific standards and agreements).In addition, the bill specifically includes fostering and advancing sustainable aviation fuels as part of the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program.Further, USDA must carry out a comprehensive and integrated pursuit of all USDA mission areas for the advancement of sustainable aviation fuels, including throughthe identification of opportunities to maximize the development and commercialization of the fuels,supporting rural economic development through improved sustainability for aviation, andadvancing public-private partnerships.
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Us Congress House Bill HB2043

Introduced
3/11/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Agricultural Commodities Price Enhancement Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB2156

Introduced
3/14/25  
Refer
3/14/25  
Fair Access to Agriculture Disaster Programs Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB1991

Introduced
3/10/25  
Refer
3/10/25  
Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025