Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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S-4192

Referred

Nat'l Security

PLOT Act of 2026

The bill strengthens national-security oversight of agricultural land and foreign-adversary stakes and clarifies standards for regulators, but it does so at the cost of added compliance burdens, privacy/security risks, potential chilling of foreign investment, and concerns about discrimination and interagency complexity.

John Peter Ricketts (R)

75%

S-4215

Referred

AFFIRM Act of 2026

The bill tightens oversight, reduces certain subsidies, and caps insurer compensation to lower federal costs and improve predictability—benefiting taxpayers and smaller farmers—but raises privacy concerns, increases costs or volatility for some producers, adds administrative complexity, and risks reduced private insurer participation that could limit coverage options.

Jeanne Shaheen (D)

70%

S-4226

Referred

STOP Corrupt Bets Act of 2026

The bill prioritizes reducing speculative, gambling-like prediction markets and protecting market integrity—at the cost of restricting certain event-linked trading instruments, which may reduce liquidity, raise hedging and compliance costs, and create regulatory uncertainty for market participants.

Jeff Merkley (D)

70%

S-4347

Referred

America Grows Act of 2026

The bill secures predictable, inflation‑adjusted funding for USDA research and shields specified accounts from sequestration—benefiting farmers, researchers, and certain programs—at the cost of increased fiscal risk, reduced PAYGO transparency/enforcement, and the potential for larger cuts to non‑exempt programs.

Richard Joseph Durbin (D)

65%

S-4172

Referred

AFTER Act of 2026

The bill increases rehoming and long‑term care options for many federal research animals (notably primates) and preserves stronger local protections, but it excludes the most commonly used lab species (rats and mice) and creates administrative and cost burdens for agencies and research facilities.

Susan Margaret Collins (R)

50%

S-4160

Referred

Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act

The bill reduces exchange-related systemic and regulatory risks by banning exchange-traded sports- and casino-related contracts, but does so at the cost of removing regulated trading and clearing options—potentially increasing counterparty risk, costs, market fragmentation, and limiting regulated innovation and consumer protections.

Adam Schiff (D)

50%

S-4234

Referred

Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act of 2026

The bill increases and refocuses federal support for watershed, flood-prevention, and drought-resilience projects—prioritizing rural multibenefit outcomes and giving local sponsors more tools and faster decisions—while creating legal ambiguity, added administrative burdens, and fiscal risks that could slow some projects and shift costs or advantages toward better-resourced partners.

Michael F. Bennet (D)

45%

S-4403

Referred

Neighborhood Tree Act of 2026

The bill directs substantial federal investment to expand urban and community tree canopy—bringing major health, environmental, job, and equity benefits to underserved neighborhoods—while creating significant new taxpayer costs and risks of maintenance burden, uneven access, and local displacement if not paired with durable funding and equitable implementation.

Cory Anthony Booker (D)

40%

S-4315

Referred

Hemp Safety Enforcement Act

The bill gives States and Tribes more local control and preserves interstate hemp commerce, but does so at the cost of higher compliance burdens, legal complexity, and a likely patchwork of differing rules while limiting some local age-setting authority.

Rand Paul (R)

40%

S-4385

Referred

Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2026

The bill raises minimum broadband standards to deliver higher-quality, future-proof internet to eligible rural areas, but does so at the risk of higher project costs, excluding some underserved non-rural areas, and creating coordination or duplication challenges across programs.

Tina Smith (D)

35%

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Subcommittee on Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade

Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology

Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research

Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety

Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit

Meeting Videos

Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Hearings to examine the nomination of Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.

Hearings to examine the nominations of Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, Stella Herrell, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, and John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, all of the Department of Agriculture.

Hearing Records

Legislative Hearing To Review S. 1462, Fix Our Forests Act

Perspectives From The Field, Part 4: Conservation

Nomination Of Glen Smith To Be Under Secretary Of Agriculture For Rural Development

Nomination Of Michael Selig To Be Chairman And Commissioner Of The Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Nomination Of Brooke Rollins To Be Secretary Of Agriculture

Stakeholder Perspectives On Federal Oversight Of Digital Commodities