# 119-hr-985: To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.

119-hr-985, To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-985
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Expands and funds regional dairy innovation.** This bill would increase the minimum number of regionally located Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives from three to four and raise the program's authorized funding from $20 million to $36 million per year. - Dairy businesses: Small dairy farms and processors would get more direct technical assistance and subawards to develop, produce, market, and distribute dairy products. - Regions and rural communities: Requiring at least four regionally located initiatives would expand geographic reach and support niche dairy sectors, including cow, sheep, and goat milk. *This bill would raise the program's authorized funding from $20 million to $36 million per year, increasing potential federal spending by $16.0 million annually.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More funding and slots for dairy: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would raise authorized funding for the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives from $20 million to $36 million. It would also increase two numeric program limits from 3 to 4, adding one more allocation in each place. That could let more dairy businesses, processors, or cooperativ…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-985 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/985)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-985 (as of 2025-12-21).