# 119-hr-6415: Native American Seeds Act of 2025

119-hr-6415, Native American Seeds Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6415
- Congress: 119
- Title: Native American Seeds Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Protecting Native American seeds** by setting up a federal process to identify seeds of cultural or traditional significance and to support tribal seed banks and traditional farming systems. The bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to work with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations and to complete initial determinations within 1 year. - Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations would get a formal role to identify which seeds are Native American seeds and to seek support for protecting those seeds. - Native American seed banks and related facilities would be eligible for support, and tribal traditional agriculture systems that nurture and harvest those seeds would be included. - Tribal data marked culturally sensitive, proprietary, or confidential would be protected from disclosure and courts would defer to the Secretary's reasonable interpretations. The bill also states that no additional funds are authorized and that activities depend on available appropriations.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Support and protect tribal seeds: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of the Interior would work with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to identify which seeds are Native American seeds. The bill would direct the department to support tribal efforts to protect seeds, Native American seed banks and related facilities, and traditional tri…
- Courts defer to Interior Secretary: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would require courts to defer to the Interior Secretary's reasonable interpretation of any unclear part of this Act. This rule would limit judicial review of ambiguous provisions and make the Secretary's readings more likely to stand in litigation. The change would take effect…

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- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6415 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6415)

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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6415 (as of 2026-09-21).