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119-hr-6944119th CongressWALLET

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share grants for retrofitting agricultural tractors with rollover protection structures, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Representative Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a grant program to help agricultural producers and eligible schools pay to add approved rollover protection structures to tractors. It would cover most purchase, transport, and installation costs and require a nonprofit program administrator to run applications and outreach.

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  • Farmers and producers: Eligible agricultural producers could get grants covering 70% of the costs to buy, transport, and install approved rollover protection structures. If documented costs exceed $500, the grant share may be raised for that project.
  • Agricultural schools: Vocational programs, institutions of higher education with practical agricultural training, and secondary schools with agricultural curricula could receive grants to make training tractors safer.
  • Program operations and funding: USDA would competitively select a nongovernmental Program Administrator to identify approved ROPS and eligible tractors, run the application process, and maintain outreach. The bill would authorize $725k per year, about $500k of which would fund grants.

*Would authorize up to $725k annually from 2027 through 2031, totaling about $3.6 million in authorized appropriations.*

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Grants to Retrofit Farm Tractors

If enacted, the bill would create a grant program to help agricultural producers and qualifying schools add rollover protection to tractors. Grants would cover 70% of documented costs to buy, transport, and install an approved rollover protection structure (ROPS). If documented costs for a ROPS exceed $500, the Secretary would increase the share covered. An approved ROPS would need a seatbelt and meet SAE J2194 or SAE J1194 (or successor) standards. Applicants would apply to a nongovernmental Program Administrator chosen by the Secretary; that administrator would identify eligible tractors, run the application process, and run a public website and hotline. The bill would authorize $725,000 per year for fiscal years 2027–2031, with $500,000 per year for grants, $125,000 for website promotion/upgrades, and $100,000 for the hotline.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]

IA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/9/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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