# 119-hr-7206: Farm and Family Relief Act 119-hr-7206, Farm and Family Relief Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7206 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-7206 - Congress: 119 - Title: Farm and Family Relief Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN) - Cosponsors: 30 - Policy area: Agriculture and Food - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-11-01 ## Summary Farm and Family Relief Act ## Cosponsors (30) - Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-02-13T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Specialty crop market‑expansion payments: benefit, high. If enacted, eligible specialty‑crop producers could get a one‑time payment to help expand or develop markets. Existing producers' payments would be based on 2025 sales; new producers could use a 2026 sales estimate backed by a contract or planting evidence. Payments would be capped at $900,000 per… - Delayed SNAP cost‑shift protections: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would delay scheduled SNAP administrative and benefit cost‑shift dates. The 50 percent federal administrative cost share would be kept through fiscal year 2028, with the cost‑share regime extended into fiscal year 2029. Several benchmark year references in the Food and Nutritio… - Sugar beet cooperative relief grants: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would give $330 million in block grants to sugar beet cooperatives to pay members for 2025 losses. The Secretary would set a per‑acre rate in consultation with cooperatives. Cooperatives must reduce member payments by any Farmer Bridge Assistance payment the member already rece… - Remove listed tariff orders: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would revoke the duties imposed by several named Executive Orders on and after enactment. That would remove those tariffs and could lower costs for importers and businesses that paid them. Lower import costs could also pass through to some consumers as lower prices, but the bil… - Define Agriculture Secretary and emergency funding: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define "Secretary" to mean the Secretary of Agriculture for the Act. The bill would also designate the Act's funding as emergency spending under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act. These definitions affect how the programs are run and how the money is t… - Forest Service tech transfer office: benefit, low. If enacted, the Forest Service would create an Office of Technology Transfer led by a Chief Commercialization Officer. The office would help patent, license, and commercialize Forest Service research and work with private partners, including venture capital. A Technology Transfer Working Group woul… - One‑time 2025 crop payments with caps: mixed, high. If enacted, eligible 2025 crop producers could get a one‑time payment when expected gross return per acre is less than expected cost per acre. The payment formula would be 65% of the per‑acre economic loss times eligible acres, and payments must be made within 90 days after enactment. Total payment… - Timber relief and market development: mixed, high. If enacted, eligible timber producers or businesses could get one‑time payments or grants for 2025 timber losses and could apply for one‑time loans or loan guarantees to offset higher operating costs or expand operations. Payments would be limited to the lesser of $40,000 (minus any Farmer Bridge A… ## Related bills - 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-15: Equality Act - 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 - 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act - 119-hr-2763: American Family Act ## Sources - [119-hr-7206 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7206) ## Related - [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800) - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15) - [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589) - [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262) - [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7206 (as of 2026-11-01).