Biobased Market Expansion Act of 2025

This proposal pushes the federal government to buy more products made from plants and other renewable materials. Agencies would have to increase, every year, how many “biobased-only” contracts they award or how much they buy under those contracts. It also sets price preferences to make these products more competitive and tells agencies to focus on items made wholly or partly in the United States. If biobased items are too expensive beyond the set preference, or don’t meet Buy American rules, agencies could skip them. Agencies would also have to report barriers they face, like products that aren’t yet available to meet their needs.

To make this work on the ground, the plan requires training for purchasing staff, clearer labeling of eligible products in federal catalogs, and annual checks to confirm agencies are following the rules. It also calls for better data on the economic benefits to farmers and where biomanufacturing plants are located. Within two years, a federal review would assess how well agencies are complying and suggest improvements.

• Who is affected | What changes | When
• Federal purchasing offices | Must buy more biobased products each year; get training; face annual verification | Training and catalog updates within 2 years; ongoing annual increases and checks
• Farmers and biobased makers | More demand from the government; emphasis on U.S.-made goods | As agencies increase purchases and catalogs are updated
• Taxpayers and communities | Potential growth in rural and manufacturing jobs; clearer reporting on progress and barriers | Annual reporting; 2-year federal review with recommendations