Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Bills & Legislation (Page 6)

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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 SJR17

Introduced
2/6/25  
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture relating to "Law Enforcement; Criminal Prohibitions".
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Us Congress Senate Bill SR57

Introduced
2/5/25  
An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB507

Introduced
2/11/25  
Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB517

Introduced
2/11/25  
Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB228

Introduced
1/23/25  
Acequia Communities Empowered by Qualifying Upgrades for Infrastructure Act
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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 Senate Bill SB277

Introduced
1/28/25  
A bill to release a Federal reversionary interest and convey mineral interests in Chester County, Tennessee, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB319

Introduced
1/29/25  
Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into a contract to evaluate the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program.Under the program, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service works in coordination with the Texas Animal Health Commission to combat the spread of cattle fever ticks, which can spread a serious cattle disease called bovine babesiosis or cattle fever.Specifically, USDA must enter into a contract to review and report on the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program with a (1) land-grant college or university, or (2) non-land-grant college of agriculture.The review must include an evaluation of the program's (1) effectiveness with respect to preventing and reducing the spread of cattle fever ticks; and (2) benefits, and the burdens of compliance, to cattle producers.The review must also evaluate the treatment protocols developed and implemented under the program.Further, the review must evaluate the federal and state funds allocated to support the program for the most recent fiscal year. 
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB302

Introduced
1/29/25  
Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments ActThis bill requires states to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and adjusts the formula for determining a state's liability rate for overpayments.As background, the SNAP quality control system measures how accurately SNAP state agencies determine a household’s eligibility and benefit amount and determines overpayments of benefits and underpayments. States that have comparatively high payment error rates for two consecutive years are assessed a penalty (i.e., liability amount). The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) must use a statutory formula to determine the liability amount.Under current law, FNS must set a tolerance level for excluding small payment errors in the calculation of payment error rates (e.g., $56 or less in FY2024). This bill reduces the tolerance level for excluding small errors to $0 for FY2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.The bill also requires state agencies to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to SNAP beneficiaries.The bill adjusts the liability rate formula to reduce the state payment error rate based on the percentage of overpayments recouped by the state. Further, the bill increases the multiplier used in the liability rate formula to 25% (from 10%).
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Us Congress Senate Bill SJR9

Introduced
1/30/25  
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission relating to "Commission Guidance Regarding the Listing of Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts".
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Us Congress House Bill HB836

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Engrossed
2/6/25  
Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025This bill requires the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to (1) jointly evaluate the container aerial firefighting system to assess its use to mitigate and suppress wildfires, and (2) report on the results of the evaluation to Congress.The system allows for the use of airdrop-capable disposable containers of water or fire retardant in order to increase the number of airlift assets available for wildfire emergencies.
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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).