Specialty Crop & Wine Producer Tariff Relief Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6496 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6496 To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to make direct payments to certain specialty crop growers or wine producers who experience certain losses due to increased tariff burdens, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 5, 2025 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. LaMalfa, and Ms. Salinas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to make direct payments to certain specialty crop growers or wine producers who experience certain losses due to increased tariff burdens, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Specialty Crop & Wine Producer Tariff Relief Act''. SEC. 2. USDA ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN SPECIALTY CROP GROWERS AND WINE PRODUCERS; AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE SURPLUS CROPS. (a) Direct Payment Program.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter the ``Secretary'') shall establish a program to make direct payments for covered losses, and distribute such payments, to the following persons: (A) Specialty crop growers. (B) Wine producers. (2) Administration.--The Secretary shall administer the program established under this subsection in a manner substantially similar to the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops program authorized by section 5(e) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(e)). (b) Purchase of Surplus Crops.--The Secretary