# 119-hr-6496: Specialty Crop & Wine Producer Tariff Relief Act

119-hr-6496, Specialty Crop & Wine Producer Tariff Relief Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6496
- Congress: 119
- Title: Specialty Crop & Wine Producer Tariff Relief Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-16

## Summary

**Direct payments and crop purchases to offset foreign tariffs on U.S. specialty crop and wine producers.** This bill would create a USDA program to pay eligible specialty crop growers and wine producers for losses tied to new foreign tariffs and let USDA buy surplus specialty crops for nutrition programs under defined rules and reporting requirements. - Specialty crop growers and wine producers would be eligible for direct payments for defined "covered losses" like higher handling costs, lost export revenue, reduced market access, and canceled contracts. Wine payments can include lost qualifying export revenue tied to U.S.-grown grapes. - USDA could buy surplus specialty crops, excluding wine grapes, to distribute through school breakfast, school lunch, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and other nutrition programs. That shifts some excess supply toward families and school meal programs. - The Secretary of Agriculture would run the program similarly to the existing Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops program, must report annually to Congress through 2030, and may spend no more than 1% of program funds on administration. The bill authorizes appropriations as needed for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Direct payments for specialty growers: benefit, medium. If enacted, USDA would set up a direct payment program for specialty crop growers and commercial wine producers. The program would start within 180 days of enactment and be run similarly to the existing specialty crop marketing program. It would pay producers for listed "covered losses," including…
- USDA buys surplus crops for food: benefit, medium. If enacted, USDA would be allowed to buy surplus specialty crops (but not wine grapes) and send them to nutrition programs. Named programs include the school breakfast program, the National School Lunch Program, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). USDA would also be able to ad…
- Who qualifies and what counts: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define who can get payments and what counts as a covered loss. "Covered loss" would include higher costs from perishability, special handling or packaging, faster shipping, higher labor, and lost export revenue or reduced contracts caused by new tariffs. For wine and wine…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6496 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6496)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6496 (as of 2026-07-16).