Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Bills & Legislation (Page 2)

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Us Congress Senate Bill SB231

Introduced
1/23/25  
WEATHER Act of 2025 Withstanding Extreme Agricultural Threats by Harvesting Economic Resilience Act of 2025
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Us Congress House Bill HB197

Introduced
1/3/25  
Refer
1/3/25  
Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025This bill directs the Forest Service to exchange specified land along the shoreline of Lake Winnibigoshish (commonly known as Lake Winnie) in the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota for specified land owned by Big Winnie Land and Timber, LLC (BWLT), if BWLT offers to make the exchange. The land acquired by the Forest Service must be added to and managed as part of Chippewa National Forest. The bill outlines requirements and conditions for the exchange. For example, the Forest Service must reserve an easement for road access to certain land in the forest. The bill also conditions the exchange on the satisfactory completion of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment by BWLT before the nonfederal land is accepted in the exchange.In addition, the exchange must be for equal value or the values must be equalized by a cash payment, subject to an exception.Finally, the bill directs BWLT to pay all closing costs associated with the exchange.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB56

Introduced
1/9/25  
Supporting All Producers Act or the SAP Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to solicit input from maple industry stakeholders with respect to the research and education priorities of the maple industry for the Acer Access and Development Program (Acer). Specifically, the bill amends Acer to require USDA to consider the information provided through consultation with the maple industry when making program grants.The bill also extends the program's authorization through FY2030.As background, Acer provides competitive grants to states, tribal governments, and research institutions to support their efforts to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through activities associated with, among other things, the promotion of (1) research and education related to maple syrup production, and (2) natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB57

Introduced
1/9/25  
Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential Act or the MAPLE ActThis bill includes maple syrup as one of the eligible foods under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). As background, the Department of Agriculture's SFMNP provides grants to participating states to provide low-income seniors with coupons/vouchers that may be used at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs to purchase eligible foods (i.e., fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally-grown fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey).
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB476

Introduced
2/6/25  
White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB480

Introduced
2/6/25  
Timber Harvesting Restoration Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB441

Introduced
2/6/25  
Fit for Purpose Wildfire Readiness Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB449

Introduced
2/6/25  
Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB421

Introduced
2/5/25  
American Beef Labeling Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB453

Introduced
2/6/25  
Wildfire Intelligence Collaboration and Coordination Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB420

Introduced
2/5/25  
Dairy Business Innovation Act of 2025This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives for each fiscal year. Under the Agricultural Marketing Service, the DBI Initiatives support dairy businesses in the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products. The DBI Initiatives provide direct technical assistance and subawards to dairy businesses, including for niche dairy products and dairy products derived from cow milk, sheep milk, and goat milk.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB602

Introduced
2/13/25  
Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB574

Introduced
2/13/25  
Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB581

Introduced
2/13/25  
Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers ActThis bill requires manufacturers to report production cost and product yield information for all dairy products processed in the same facility or facilities to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program. Further, USDA must publish a report containing the information obtained under these new requirements and publish a report every two years thereafter.As background, under the Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program, USDA must collect certain dairy product sales information from manufacturers and release the data on a weekly basis.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB618

Introduced
2/18/25  
Protecting America's Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2025This bill prohibits persons associated with the governments of Iran, North Korea, China, or Russia from purchasing or leasing agricultural land in the United States.Specifically, the President must prohibit any person (individual or entity) owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of these foreign governments from purchasing or leasing (1) public agricultural land that is owned by the United States and administered by a federal department or agency, or (2) private agricultural land that is located in the United States.A person that violates or attempts to violate this prohibition is subject to civil and criminal penalties. This prohibition does not require a person that owns or leases agricultural land as of the date of this bill's enactment to sell that land.Further, the President must prohibit a person associated with these foreign governments and who leases, or who has full or partial ownership of, agricultural land in the United States from participating in Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. Exceptions are included to allow for participation in USDA programs related to food safety, the health and labor safety of individuals, or certain reporting and disclosure requirements.The bill excludes U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents from these restrictions.The bill also amends the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA) to require reporting on security interests and leases.Finally, the Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress on AFIDA.