Specialty CROP Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Ron Wyden
Introduced
Summary
Annual public report on competitiveness of U.S. specialty crop exports. This bill would require the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the U.S. Trade Representative, to produce a yearly, machine readable report that identifies foreign tariffs, quotas, and non-tariff barriers, estimates their effects and, if feasible, the value of exports lost, documents U.S. actions to address them, and explains any related funds that were not obligated.
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- Farmers and exporters would get a public, yearly analysis naming foreign policies and barriers that hurt specialty crop sales and, where feasible, estimates of lost export value by country.
- Trade negotiators and agencies would receive a structured assessment that shows whether barriers fall under international agreements and lists actions taken or planned, including Section 301 measures, WTO steps, negotiations, or sanitary and phytosanitary engagements.
- Industry groups and the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables must be invited to comment, and the unclassified report must be published in machine readable form with a possible classified annex.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Yearly report on specialty crop exports
This bill would require the Agriculture Department, with the U.S. Trade Representative, to send Congress a yearly report on the competitiveness of U.S. specialty crop exports. The report would identify and analyze foreign trade barriers like tariffs, retaliatory tariffs, quotas, safety and sanitary rules, import licensing, and subsidies. It would assess whether those barriers are covered by international agreements, describe U.S. actions taken or planned to address them, and, if feasible, estimate lost export value. The unclassified part would be published in machine-readable form (a classified annex could be added). The agencies would seek public comments and advice from the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables. The report would also list any designated funds not obligated in the prior fiscal year and explain why.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ron Wyden
OR • D
Cosponsors
Mike Crapo
ID • R
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Angus King
ME • I
Sponsored 2/25/2026
James Risch
ID • R
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Maria Cantwell
WA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Susan Collins
ME • R
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Elissa Slotkin
MI • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Jon Ossoff
GA • D
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Roll Call Votes
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