# 119-hr-7947: Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026

119-hr-7947, Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7947
- Congress: 119
- Title: Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-20

## Summary

**Broadened risk-management education and funding.** This bill would expand who can receive and deliver farm risk-management education, add language translation and outreach, widen the set of conservation and market-diversification topics taught, and change payment and funding rules for the program. - Farmers and producers: Receive training on a larger set of practices such as soil health, sustainable water and irrigation, perennial crops and agroforestry, livestock integration, aerobic composting, organic farming, food-safety certification, and market or value-added development. Payment limits shift to a $200,000 cap per recipient for any 5-year period. - Approved crop insurance providers: Become eligible partners to get and deliver education and technical assistance tied to whole-farm diversified risk-management plans. - Non-English speakers and underserved communities: Outreach explicitly includes language translation and areawide planning to increase accessibility across regions and populations. - Program funding and administration: Raises annual program funding authority to up to $30.0 million and authorizes a separate continuing appropriation of $20.0 million for each fiscal year starting in 2026, with funds to remain available until expended. *Would authorize $20.0 million per year and raise program funding to $30.0 million, increasing federal spending authority for this program.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- More farm help, $200,000 cap: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would expand the Education and Risk Management Assistance program. It would add conservation, diversification, market development, areawide planning, and language translation services. Approved crop insurance providers could be partners to deliver whole-farm risk management he…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7947 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7947)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7947 (as of 2026-08-20).