# 119-hr-5785: Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act of 2025

119-hr-5785, Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5785
- Congress: 119
- Title: Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-22

## Summary

**Expands voluntary grazing-permit retirement authority across federal lands in the 16 Western States.** It would create a program to let permittees permanently waive grazing permits or leases and set rules to keep retired allotments closed to future grazing.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Existing water rights stay intact: benefit, medium. This bill would not change water rights or other valid rights that exist on the day it becomes law. Tribal, federal, State, local, and private rights in place then would be preserved. It would not create new water rights or payments.
- New option to retire grazing permits: mixed, medium. This bill would let permit holders in 16 Western States voluntarily give up a federal grazing permit or lease. The agency would accept waivers first-come, first-served. Each year up to 100 permits total and up to 25 per State would be accepted. The Secretary would end grazing on that allotment and…
- Who is covered and agency powers: mixed, low. This bill would define key terms and say the program covers 16 named Western States. It would also keep the Secretaries’ current power to change or end permits under other laws.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5785 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5785)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3838)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5785 (as of 2026-10-22).