To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award grants to specialty crop producers to acquire certain equipment and provide training with respect to the use of such equipment.
Summary
This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service to establish a grant program for commercial specialty crop producers to acquire equipment and provide related training.
Funds must be used for mechanized or automated systems and tools that increase the efficiency of a task or reduce human labor for a specific activity (e.g., low-dust harvesting tools and equipment, sorting machines, and crop monitoring and analytics equipment and tools).
The bill includes a minimum 50% cost-sharing requirement.
Lifecycle of the Bill
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Aug 29, 2025
Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Discharged
Sep 3, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 3, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 0.
Sep 3, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-376.
Nov 12, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-376.
Nov 12, 2025