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119-hr-9968119th CongressWALLET

Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act

Sponsored By: Representative Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]

Introduced

Summary

Identify and remove barriers to USDA program access for certified organic and transitioning farms. This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to deliver a public report on obstacles organic farms face when using USDA programs and to publish annual updates for three years after the initial report.

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  • Farmers: Would produce a detailed assessment of barriers and participation patterns for certified organic and transitioning farms. The report would, where practicable, include application and approval rates, denial reasons, funding levels, geographic distribution, farm size, and production type.
  • USDA staff and agencies: Would assess needs for organic-specific training, guidance, and technical assistance across agencies like the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Risk Management Agency, Rural Development, and Foreign Agricultural Service.
  • Congress and public transparency: Would submit the report to the Senate and House Agriculture Committees, list planned administrative actions, and offer recommendations for statutory changes. Annual updates would track progress and remaining barriers for three years.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Report and updates for organic farms

This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to deliver a public report to the Senate and House agriculture committees within 180 days after enactment. The report would list barriers that stop certified organic farms and farms wanting to transition from using USDA programs. It would review program areas like conservation, credit, crop insurance and disaster aid, rural development, procurement, and organic certification cost-share. The report would include participation data where practicable (application, approval, and denial rates; funding levels; geography; farm size; production type; and reasons for denial or nonparticipation). It would assess needs for organic-specific training for field staff (FSA, NRCS, RMA, Rural Development, and the Foreign Agricultural Service), describe administrative actions the Secretary plans to take, and recommend any needed statutory changes. The Secretary would also send public annual updates for three years describing progress, actions completed or underway, remaining barriers, and any new recommendations.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]

TN • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 7/27/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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