AGRITOURISM Act
Sponsored By: Representative Subramanyam
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a new _Office of Agritourism_ at the Department of Agriculture to promote farm-based education, outdoor recreation, entertainment, direct sales, lodging, and dining and to help farms diversify income and support rural communities.
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- Families and visitors: Encourages and promotes farm visits, educational programs, outdoor events, and special attractions that create new opportunities for children and families to connect with agriculture.
- Small and family farms: Offers outreach, mentorship, and technical assistance to help small and family-run farms boost supplemental income through direct sales, accommodations, dining, and events and improves farm enterprise programs on business planning, financial literacy, and marketing.
- Rural communities: Seeks to strengthen rural economic development and preserve agricultural heritage by coordinating networks of agritourism businesses and sharing best practices.
- USDA coordination: Appoints a Director to align USDA programs with agritourism best practices, coordinate across agencies, and collaborate with other federal partners.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New farm tourism office helps businesses
If enacted, USDA would create an Office of Agritourism and name a Director. The office would help farms and agritourism businesses in every state, D.C., and U.S. territories. It would offer outreach, mentorship, and technical help on finance, business plans, and marketing. It would promote farm visits, outdoor recreation, events, direct sales, farm stays, and on-farm dining. It would coordinate across USDA and other agencies to share tools and resources. The bill does not specify new direct payments.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Subramanyam
VA • D
Cosponsors
Rouzer
NC • R
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Harder (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Panetta
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Balint
VT • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Tokuda
HI • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Gottheimer
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Vindman
VA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Mannion
NY • D
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Davids (KS)
KS • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
McClain Delaney
MD • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Newhouse
WA • R
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
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