S. 2282

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · July 15, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Baldwin · Committee: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Table of contents

• S. 2282
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Farmers First Act of 2025.

SEC. 2. Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network

• Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 () is amended— 7 U.S.C. 5936
• Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network
  • in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting before the semicolon at the end;
  • in subsection (d), by striking striking0,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023and inserting inserting5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030; and
    • (e) Referrals to providers
      • As part of the efforts of the recipient of a grant under subsection (a) to connect individuals to behavioral health counseling and wellness support and to ensure individuals have access to a comprehensive scope of mental health and substance use treatments and supports, when applicable, the grant recipient may establish referral relationships with—
        • certified community behavioral health clinics described in section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 ( note; ); 42 U.S.C. 1396a; Public Law 113–93
        • health centers (as defined in section 330(a) of the Public Health Service Act ()); 42 U.S.C. 254b(a)
        • rural health clinics (as defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act ()); 42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)
        • Federally qualified health centers (as defined in that section); and
        • critical access hospitals (as defined in section 1861(mm) of the Social Security Act ()). 42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)
  • by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: