# 119-hr-6061: American Farmers First Act

119-hr-6061, American Farmers First Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6061
- Congress: 119
- Title: American Farmers First Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-17
- Sponsor: Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Bars the Exchange Stabilization Fund from supporting Argentina.** It redirects any proceeds from ending contracts that violate that ban into a new Farmer Economic Relief Program. - Farmers: Producers of crops that lose export markets during the 2025 marketing year are eligible for one-time economic assistance payments funded from those proceeds. - Treasury and Agriculture: The Treasury must sell or terminate any pre-existing contracts that violate the ban within 7 days and allocate the sale proceeds to the Department of Agriculture. - Argentina and finance tools: The prohibition covers direct and indirect support to Argentina, including currency swap lines, purchases of pesos or Argentine sovereign debt, and extensions of credit. The ban ends on December 10, 2027.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- One-time crop payments for farmers: benefit, medium. This bill would bar the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund from providing direct or indirect support to Argentina. That ban would include currency swap lines, buying pesos or Argentine debt, and extending credit instruments. Any violating ESF contracts made before enactment would have to be sol…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6061 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6061)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6061 (as of 2026-09-21).