US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Bills & Legislation (Page 7)

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US Federal Senate Bill SB602

Introduced
2/13/25  
Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act
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US Federal Senate Bill SB561

Introduced
2/13/25  
Healthy SNAP Act of 2025
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US Federal Senate Bill SB574

Introduced
2/13/25  
Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025
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US Federal 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 Federal 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 Federal 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 Federal Senate Bill SB349

Introduced
1/30/25  
Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025
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US Federal 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 Federal Senate Bill SB581

Introduced
2/13/25  
Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act
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US Federal 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.
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US Federal Senate Bill SB638

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
A bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948.
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US Federal Senate Bill SB629

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
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US Federal Senate Bill SB670

Introduced
2/20/25  
Protect the West Act of 2025
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US Federal Senate Bill SB1021

Introduced
3/13/25  
Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025
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US Federal Senate Bill SB1029

Introduced
3/13/25  
Snow Survey Northeast Expansion Act of 2025