Legislation Archive

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of San Jacinto Day in recognizing the April 21, 1836, Texas independence victory

Disapproves the Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule on guidance for listing voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts under the Congressional Review Act

Prohibits mink fur farming nationwide after one year and creates compensation and humane termination requirements for affected mink farms

Establishes a habitat connectivity program on working lands to conserve wildlife movement corridors in agricultural areas

Directs the Department of Agriculture to create a demonstration project allowing tribal entities to buy Commodity Supplemental Food Program foods through self-determination contracts for low-income Native seniors

Amends federal livestock regulation to reduce administrative requirements affecting ranching operations

Promotes renewable energy development on public land through measures tied to public land energy projects

Establishes a commission to study and recommend modernization of National Agricultural Statistics Service data collection and reporting processes

Reform federal dietary guidelines by changing how nutrition guidance is developed and reviewed

Expands SNAP eligibility for households with striking workers, including dismissed government employees, by removing strike-related restrictions on benefits

Adds tree nuts, including shelled tree nuts, as eligible foods under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program for low-income seniors

Requires USDA to restore and carry out existing farm-related agreements and contracts, pay overdue amounts, and limit certain office closures without advance notice to Congress

Changes SNAP eligibility and enforcement rules while revising federal poverty measurement for benefit-related income and participation data

Establishes protections aimed at preserving small farms and agricultural credit access under the Save Our Small Farms Act of 2025

Expand access to healthy food by creating a nationwide healthy food financing initiative for underserved communities

Prohibit USDA from revising the Thrifty Food Plan in ways that would increase food insecurity in households with limited resources

Directs USDA to create a SNAP dairy nutrition incentive program that tests ways to increase purchases and consumption of milk yogurt and cheese

Expands SNAP eligibility to allow benefits to be used for hot foods ready for immediate consumption

Reauthorizes through FY2030 and revises Forest Service wood product grant programs, including renamed community wood facilities grants and updated funding priorities for forest products manufacturing

Expand credit enhancement authority for the fishing industry through federal agricultural credit programs

Establishes an FSA program that funds entities to assist new and economically disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, and forest owners with land access, farm establishment, and technical support

Require federal pork and meat inspection activities to continue during government shutdowns as excepted operations

Directs USDA to create a Women Farmers and Ranchers Liaison and expand support for women in agriculture through reporting research and childcare-related funding priorities

Allows commercial motor vehicles carrying dry bulk goods on Interstate highways to exceed current axle or axle-group weight limits by up to 10 percent

Establishes cancer detection and prevention measures for federal firefighters through a targeted federal health and workplace safety program