# 119-s-1326: Food Security and Farm Protection Act

119-s-1326, Food Security and Farm Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1326
- Congress: 119
- Title: Food Security and Farm Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-12

## Summary

**This bill would create a federal floor for interstate agricultural production standards by blocking state or local preharvest rules on products grown in another state.** It also would create a broad private right of action to challenge such rules and seek relief.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Right to sue over interstate farm rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let many people sue in federal court to challenge State or local rules that affect agricultural products sold across State lines. Eligible plaintiffs include producers, transporters, distributors, consumers, workers, trade groups, and governments. Plaintiffs could ask a c…
- Stops other States' farm rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar a State or local government from imposing preharvest rules on farm production that happens in another State when the product is sold across state lines. The challenged rule could not be stricter than federal law and the laws where the product was grown. If no federal…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-213: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-s-3366: Back the Blue Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1326 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1326)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-213: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-213)
- [119-s-3366: Back the Blue Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3366)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1326 (as of 2026-06-12).