Sponsors (6)
The bill funds a targeted federal program to reduce feral swine damage and improve oversight—helping farmers and ecosystems—while imposing a modest federal cost and creating potential geographic gaps in assistance and administrative burdens.
Farmers and rural communities will receive sustained federal support to control feral swine through a permanent program backed by $75 million in new funding for FY2025–2030.
Landowners, livestock owners, and local ecosystems in eligible areas may see reduced crop and habitat damage and improved human and animal safety thanks to coordinated eradication and 1‑year post‑eradication monitoring.
Taxpayers and state governments gain greater public transparency and congressional oversight because APHIS and NRCS must publicly report at 2 and 4.5 years on activities, funding use, outcomes, and recommendations.
Taxpayers will fund $75 million through 2030 and may face additional ongoing program costs if the effort continues beyond the authorization period.
Counties not designated as 'eligible areas' could be left without program resources even if locally affected, concentrating federal assistance where the Secretary designates.
Required monitoring and reporting will increase administrative workload for APHIS and NRCS, which could divert staff and attention from field operations if additional resources are not provided.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Converts the feral swine pilot into a permanent Secretary‑designated program, adds $75M for FY2025–2030, requires post‑eradication monitoring, and mandates public reports.
Official title: Amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the feral swine eradication and control pilot program, and for other purposes.
Introduced March 31, 2025 by John Cornyn · Last progress March 31, 2025
Converts the existing feral swine pilot program into a permanent program limited to Secretary‑designated “eligible areas,” adds $75 million in authority for FY2025–2030, requires one year of post‑eradication monitoring by APHIS and NRCS, and mandates joint public reports at 2 and 4.5 years describing activities, outcomes, funding use, roles, and recommendations. It also updates recurring terminology and the 2018 Agriculture Act table of contents to reflect the change from a "pilot" to an ongoing program.