Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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Milk From Family Dairies Act of 2026

The bill concentrates and expands supports, transparency, and infrastructure investments to help domestic dairy producers and small/regional processors, but does so by suspending existing programs, increasing federal spending and administrative burdens, and raising the risk of higher consumer prices and trade frictions.

Peter Welch (D)

75%

S-4779

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Support nutrition, farmers, the seafood industry, agricultural research, wood energy and innovation, and indigenous self-determination, and for other purposes.

The bill directs federal resources to strengthen local food access, rural processing, coastal and tribal food systems, and related research/energy projects—boosting local economies and Indigenous self‑governance—while increasing federal spending, administrative complexity, and environmental/implementation risks that could divert funds or create transition challenges.

Lisa Murkowski (R)

60%

S-4912

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BUFFER Act

The bill narrows CRP eligibility to exclude lands already covered by local, State, or Tribal conservation mandates, improving clarity and directing federal payments to otherwise-unprotected land but reducing payments for some landowners and limiting USDA flexibility and potential cooperation with non‑federal programs.

Peter Welch (D)

50%

S-4836

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SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2026

The bill lets states use contractors to speed SNAP surge responses and increases transparency and congressional oversight, but it raises risks of eligibility errors, added costs, workforce impacts, and potential vendor shortages if oversight and contract management are not strong.

John Peter Ricketts (R)

40%

S-4725

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Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2026

The bill directs federal grants and research support to scale nature-based, carbon-storing practices on agricultural lands—benefiting farmers, rural communities, researchers, and Indigenous stewardship—while increasing federal spending and risking uneven access for small producers and added administrative complexity.

Edward John Markey (D)

40%

S-4904

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Risk-based Oversight for Integrity Act

The bill aims to modernize and clarify organic program rules and reduce costs for low-risk domestic producers, but it creates legal and transition uncertainties and increases risks from reduced or virtual oversight that could affect organic integrity and imported product costs.

David Harold McCormick (R)

35%

S-4860

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$5B

CHILE Act of 2026

The bill channels substantial, tailored financial aid to specialty crop producers through a dedicated $5 billion fund to provide quick and sustained relief, at the cost of increased federal spending and potential inequities and administrative uncertainty in how payments are allocated.

Ben Ray Luján (D)

35%

S-4866

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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-4862

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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.

Michael F. Bennet (D)

30%

S-4716

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SNAP Fraud Reporting Act of 2026

The bill strengthens oversight and transparency to detect and recover SNAP fraud (benefiting taxpayers and program integrity) but raises privacy risks, administrative burdens, and could jeopardize beneficiary benefits if States miss reporting deadlines.

Richard Lynn Scott (R)

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

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