US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Committee Bills & Legislation (Page 10)

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US Federal House Bill HB112

Introduced
2/7/25  
Farewell to Unnecessary Energy Lifelines Reform Act of 2025 or the FUEL Reform Act This bill repeals Title IX (Energy) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (i.e., the 2002 farm bill). The title authorizes various energy programs that are administered by the Department of Agriculture and primarily provide support and incentives for renewable energy projects. For example, these programs include the BioPreferred Program; the Rural Energy for America Program; and the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program. 
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US Federal House Bill HB734

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide a notice and comment period prior to making certain substantive changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) quality control system, with exceptions.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. State agencies must conduct quality control reviews of their SNAP caseloads and report these findings to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.The bill requires USDA to provide a notice and public comment period of at least 60 days prior to finalizing any new or updated guidance that proposes substantive changes for conducting quality control reviews. This applies to any proposed guidance reasonably expected to require state agencies to make changes to systems, procedures, or staffing pertaining to quality control reviews or that impact verification requirements for SNAP recipients.In the case of an urgent and immediate need, USDA may issue interim final guidance simultaneously with the notice and comment requirements.
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US Federal House Bill HB762

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
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 Federal House Bill HB773

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to repeal certain provisions relating to the acceptance and use of contributions for public-private partnerships, and for other purposes.
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US Federal House Bill HB116

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Stopping Border Surges Act This bill modifies immigration law provisions relating to unaccompanied alien minors and to asylum seekers.The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to repatriate certain unaccompanied, inadmissible alien children, generally those not at risk of being trafficking victims nor having a fear of persecution. Currently, only inadmissible unaccompanied aliens from neighboring countries are subject to repatriation, and DHS has discretion whether to repatriate.When the Department of Health and Human Services releases an unaccompanied child to an individual, it shall provide DHS with certain information about that individual, including Social Security number and immigration status.The bill requires a stricter standard to find a credible fear of persecution and imposes additional rules on credible fear interviews.If an alien is granted asylum because of fear of persecution in a country, the alien shall be deemed to have renounced asylum status by returning to that country, if there has been no change in the country's conditions.The bill also (1) expands the definition of what constitutes a frivolous asylum application, (2) imposes additional limitations on eligibility for asylum, (3) shortens the deadline for applying for asylum, and (4) extends the time period an alien seeking asylum must wait before receiving employment authorization.Any individual who knowingly and willfully makes materially false statements or uses fraudulent documents in asylum-related proceedings shall be fined or imprisoned up to 10 years, or both.
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US Federal House Bill HB110

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction Act
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US Federal House Bill HB1834

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Breaking the Gridlock Act
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US Federal House Bill HB1858

Introduced
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act
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US Federal House Bill HB1853

Introduced
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
CALL Act Conservation for Agricultural Leased Land Act
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US Federal House Bill HB1854

Introduced
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act
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US Federal House Bill HB1943

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025
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US Federal House Bill HB1904

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Improving Coordination of Agriculture Research and Data ActThis bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an Agriculture Climate Scientific Research Advisory Committee and a Rural Climate Alliance Network. The advisory committee, within USDA's Office of the Chief Scientist, must review and make recommendations on the agency's long-term and short-term national policies and priorities for (1) data collection for climate-specific agricultural research, extension, education, and economics; and (2) agricultural climate research.The Rural Climate Alliance Network must coordinate the provision of agriculture climate research, climate data, extension, and technical assistance for agricultural producers, the food and agricultural industry, nonprofit organizations, and researchers. The bill defines an agricultural producer as an individual who is engaged in farming, ranching, forestry, aquaculture, or another occupation relating to agriculture.USDA must also submit a report to Congress that includes a long-term strategy for responding to the challenges faced by agricultural producers that may impact agricultural producers' climate change resilience. The report must also include recommendations for further action by federal departments and agencies that are based on best practices.
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US Federal House Bill HB1923

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Refer
3/28/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025
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US Federal House Bill HB1951

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act
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US Federal House Bill HB1920

Introduced
3/6/25  
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3/6/25  
FARMLAND Act of 2025 Foreign Agricultural Restrictions to Maintain Local Agriculture and National Defense Act of 2025