# 119-hr-5097: 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.

119-hr-5097, 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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5097
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Grants to help specialty crop growers buy automation and get training.** This bill would authorize the Agriculture Secretary, through the Agricultural Marketing Service, to create a grant program that helps U.S. specialty crop producers acquire mechanized or automated systems and receive training to operate them.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to automate specialty crop farms: mixed, medium. This bill would create USDA grants for specialty crop producers to buy automation equipment and related training. You must be engaged in commercial specialty crop production in the United States. Funds could buy tools that boost efficiency or cut labor and pay for worker training to use them. Examp…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5097 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5097)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1383: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1383)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5097 (as of 2026-04-21).