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The bill shifts federal floral purchases toward domestic (including tribal and territorial) producers and increases origin transparency, benefiting U.S. growers and taxpayers’ information but raising procurement and compliance costs and disrupting some existing suppliers.
Federal agencies will buy more domestically grown cut flowers and greens — explicitly including tribal jurisdictions and U.S. territories — which boosts sales and farm jobs for U.S. growers.
Taxpayers and federal employees gain greater transparency about the origin of decorative floral gifts because origin labeling is required at delivery and on display.
Federal procurement options could narrow and unit costs rise, meaning higher costs for agencies that may ultimately be borne by taxpayers.
Agencies will face additional administrative burden to verify country/territory/tribal origin and to track and display labeling, increasing staff work and compliance costs.
Some existing foreign suppliers and import businesses may lose contracts and revenue, and benefits to domestic growers may be uneven across producers.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prevents the Executive Office of the President, DOD, and State Dept from buying cut flowers/greens unless grown in U.S. states, D.C., territories, or tribal land and requires labeling/additional domestic displays for foreign gifts.
Introduced July 29, 2025 by Daniel Scott Sullivan · Last progress July 29, 2025
Prohibits the Executive Office of the President, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State from using federal funds to purchase cut flowers or cut greens unless those items are grown in a qualifying U.S. area (any state, D.C., U.S. territory/possession, or land under a federally recognized Indian Tribe). The procurement ban applies to purchases or contracts made in the United States and takes effect for procurements occurring one year after enactment. Allows those agencies to accept gifts of cut flowers or cut greens from a foreign government or an agent of a foreign principal only if the origin is clearly labeled at delivery and the agency obtains and displays an additional domestically grown cut flower or cut green for the same display period; the foreign origin must remain displayed while the gifted item is on display.