The Senate Committee on Agriculture has legislative jurisdiction over agriculture, food, and nutrition.
John Boozman
Republican • AR
Amy Klobuchar
Democrat • MN
Addison Mitchell McConnell
Republican • KY
Michael F. Bennet
Democrat • CO
John Hoeven
Republican • ND
Tina Smith
Democrat • MN
Joni Ernst
Republican • IA
Richard Joseph Durbin
Democrat • IL
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican • MS
Cory Anthony Booker
Democrat • NJ
Ben Ray Luján
Democrat • NM
Roger Wayne Marshall
Republican • KS
Raphael Gamaliel Warnock
Democrat • GA
Thomas Hawley Tuberville
Republican • AL
James Conley Justice
Republican • WV
Peter Welch
Democrat • VT
Charles Ernest Grassley
Republican • IA
John Karl Fetterman
Democrat • PA
Adam Schiff
Democrat • CA
John Thune
Republican • SD
Debra Fischer
Republican • NE
Elissa Slotkin
Democrat • MI
Jerry Moran
Republican • KS
Milk From Family Dairies Act of 2026
The bill increases support, transparency, and targeted investments for the U.S. dairy sector—benefiting many small producers and local processors—but does so by consolidating and suspending existing supports, raising federal spending and import controls that could increase costs for consumers, burden implementers, and reduce policy flexibility in market shocks.
Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2026
The bill shifts power and resources toward independent farmers, rural processors, and consumers by strengthening antitrust enforcement, transparency, and local processing support — but it raises near-term compliance costs, legal uncertainty, potential supply disruptions, and additional federal spending that could raise prices and affect investment.
Risk-based Oversight for Integrity Act
The bill aims to modernize and clarify organic program rules to reduce burdens and improve targeted oversight for many domestic producers, but it risks creating legal ambiguities and weakening on-site enforcement in ways that could raise integrity and compliance concerns and impose transitional costs on certifiers and some producers.
CHILE Act of 2026
The bill creates a substantial, dedicated $5 billion program to deliver quicker, more tailored financial relief to specialty crop producers after disasters, but it imposes a sizable federal cost and risks uneven distribution and administrative uncertainty that may favor larger operations.
BUFFER Act
The bill clarifies CRP eligibility and extends payments to producers on lands not already covered by non‑federal mandates, but it excludes landowners with existing local/State/Tribal conservation requirements and reduces USDA discretion—trading some program simplicity and targeted access for potential income losses and weaker coordination with non‑federal conservation efforts.
Farmers’ Market Local Revitalization Act of 2026
The bill substantially expands and modernizes farmers' market nutrition programs to increase access to fresh food for low-income people and support local producers, but does so at higher federal cost and with transitional technology and administrative burdens that could shift funds or reduce flexibility for some participants and vendors.
Direct the Secretary of Agriculture to consider certain acreage not planted due to a lack of irrigation water to be eligible for prevented planting payments, and for other purposes.
The bill makes program eligibility and payments more responsive to actual irrigation failures—helping farmers through short-term water shortages with phased payments and clearer rules—but phases out support for chronically water-limited acres, risks excluding some newer or changing producers, may discourage long-term investment, and adds administrative burden.
Small Farm Conservation Act
The bill redirects significant EQIP resources and raises baseline payments to boost income, technical help, and program access for small farms—improving support and incentives for regenerative practices while concentrating funds for small operations and potentially reducing flexibility and support for larger or mid-sized producers.
SCALE Act of 2026
The bill creates predictable, targeted grants that enable multi-year, on-the-ground conservation projects and empower tribal participation, but the relatively small total appropriation, matching requirements, and reduced federal conditioning/oversight risk leaving under-resourced states, tribes, and smaller projects without sufficient support or consistent coordination.
Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
The bill improves access for disadvantaged and non-English-speaking farmers and increases transparency through disaggregated, regular reporting, but it raises taxpayer and administrative costs, imposes burdens on smaller organizations, and creates privacy and data-quality risks.
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Stance scores range from -1 (opposes) to +1 (supports), based on bills referred to this committee in the 119th Congress. Confidence dot shown for high-confidence scores.
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