Fortifying Refrigeration Infrastructure and Developing Global Exports Act of 2025 or the FRIDGE Act of 2025 This bill expands the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program to include funding for technical assistance for infrastructure-related projects to ensure U.S. agricultural commodities are not damaged or lost due to infrastructure deficiencies in new and developing markets. This Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) program funds …
Genome to Phenome Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025 or the AG2PI Act of 2025This bill reauthorizes the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture through FY2030. The AG2PI competitive grant program seeks to (1) expand knowledge concerning genomes and phenomes of crops and animals that are of importance to the U.S. agriculture sector, …
Safe American Food Exports Act of 2025 or the SAFE Act of 2025This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Agriculture to negotiate in advance for regional export ban agreements for known animal disease threats that apply only to areas affected by animal disease outbreaks to enable the continuation of exports from areas not affected by an outbreak.The Animal and Plant …
Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2025This bill establishes a loan program within the Farm Service Agency to assist agricultural producers in purchasing precision agriculture equipment and technology, such as geospatial mapping, data management and analytics software, and network connectivity products and solutions. Under this program, the maximum aggregate loan amount of a precision agriculture loan is $500,000.Precision agriculture refers to …
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Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act of 2025This bill requires the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to update the market value for livestock on a quarterly basis for the purposes of determining Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payment rates. The FSA must determine the market value in coordination with the Agricultural Marketing Service and use other appropriate resources.As background, LIP is an FSA program …
Farmers First Act of 2025This bill extends through FY2030 and revises the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN). This Department of Agriculture program provides competitive grants to states, Indian tribes, and qualified nonprofit organizations to provide stress assistance programs (i.e., professional agricultural behavioral health counseling, helplines, and resources) to individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and agriculture-related occupations.The bill specifies …
Bans federal funding of any state database that tracks gun ownership — blocking states from knowing who owns firearms even when investigating crimes or enforcing red flag laws.
