Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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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.

Peter Welch (D)

75%

S-4996

Referred

Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2026

The bill shifts market power toward small and independent producers and strengthens enforcement and local processing capacity, at the cost of higher compliance and litigation risks, short-term supply disruptions, and increased federal spending.

Peter Welch (D)

70%

S-5174

Referred

American Food for American Schools Act of 2026

The bill shifts school meal purchasing toward domestic suppliers and increases transparency and enforcement—supporting U.S. producers and returning misspent federal funds—while raising costs and administrative burdens for schools and some suppliers and risking reduced menu variety.

Timothy Patrick Sheehy (R)

60%

S-5161

Referred

CFTC Whistleblower Protection and Program Improvement Act of 2026

The bill strengthens whistleblower protections, funding, and timeliness—likely improving detection and enforcement—but shifts funding access away from annual appropriations and raises compliance, litigation, and administrative risks that may delay victim distributions and strain oversight.

Charles Ernest Grassley (R)

50%

S-4912

Referred

BUFFER Act

The bill clarifies CRP eligibility and expands access for lands not already covered by local/State/Tribal mandates, but it excludes owners subject to non‑federal requirements (reducing payments for some), risks weakening non‑federal conservation incentives, and reduces USDA flexibility to tailor program decisions.

Peter Welch (D)

50%

S-4904

Referred

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.

David Harold McCormick (R)

45%

S-5309

Referred

COWS Act of 2026

The bill directs substantial federal support, standards, and technical assistance to help farmers adopt composting and alternative manure-management practices that can cut greenhouse gases and improve soil and water, but it substantially raises federal costs and administrative complexity and creates implementation and equity risks that must be managed.

Alejandro Padilla (D)

35%

S-5126

Referred

Seeds and Breeds for the Future Act

The bill directs sustained federal funding and stronger coordination to preserve and expand public plant and animal breeding resources and germplasm access—boosting resilience, research, and benefits for farmers and underserved communities—while imposing ongoing taxpayer costs, new administrative burdens, and potential limits or frictions for private commercialization and proprietary data.

Tammy Baldwin (D)

35%

S-4866

Referred

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.

Michael F. Bennet (D)

32%

S-4860

Referred

$5B

CHILE Act of 2026

The bill provides targeted, sizable federal aid to specialty crop producers for quicker, better-matched disaster relief, but it shifts $5.0 billion in costs to taxpayers and risks uneven distribution or concentration of payments without strict limits or guidance.

Ben Ray Luján (D)

30%

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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

Increasing Domestic Consumption Of U.s.-grown Agricultural Products

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

Perspectives From The Field, Part 4: Conservation