# 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025 119-s-1507, Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507 - As of: 2026-04-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-1507 - Congress: 119 - Title: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-04-29 - Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM) - Cosponsors: 11 - Policy area: Agriculture and Food - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-04-21 ## Summary **Bold goal: cut greenhouse gas pollution from U.S. agriculture to net zero by 2040 and at least 50% by 2030.** The bill directs USDA to write and report on an Action Plan, expand research and extension, beef up conservation and soil health programs, and fund rural energy, manure alternatives, food‑waste reduction, and labeling rules to shrink emissions and boost climate resilience. ## Cosponsors (11) - Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Farm energy, REAP, and hubs: benefit, high. If enacted, REAP funding would rise to $100 million in FY2026 and grow to $400 million a year by FY2029 and after. If enacted, grants would generally cover up to 50% of project cost (up to 75% for underserved producers) and loan guarantees would rise to 80% for loans $1M or more and 90% for smaller… - Manure and food waste funding: benefit, high. If enacted, USDA would create an Alternative Manure Management Program with $1.5 billion from the CCC for FY2026–2030 and payments that may cover up to 100% of eligible project costs, with a $825,000 cap per person over any 5‑year period. If enacted, producers getting these funds must implement lis… - Uniform food dates and school grants: benefit, high. If enacted, packaged foods would use uniform date phrases like 'BEST If Used By' and 'USE By'. Final rules must be issued within two years and apply to products labeled two years after the rule is published. The bill would also create competitive school food waste grants that can pay up to 75 perce… - Big new farm funding through CCC: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would add multiple large Commodity Credit Corporation funding lines. Examples include a new $700 million a year line for FY2026–2033, and additional $3 billion and $4 billion annual lines for FY2026–2033. The bill also adds smaller $17 million and $70 million lines for FY2026–2… - 30% help for disadvantaged farmers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require that, where practicable, 30 percent of assistance funds be used to help beginning farmers and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. If enacted, the exact dollar amount each group gets would depend on the total assistance pool each year. - Help for small processors and markets: benefit, medium. If enacted, small and very small meat and poultry processors could apply for competitive grants up to $500,000, with federal shares up to 90% for grants $100,000 or less and 75% for larger grants. If enacted, the bill would create Farm Viability and Local Climate Resiliency Centers and change Local… - Higher organic certification cost-share: benefit, medium. If enacted, the federal per-recipient organic certification cost-share minimum would increase from $750 to $1,500. The bill also changes funding text to allow the program to use such sums as are necessary to operate the program. - Stronger farmland protection and CRP: benefit, medium. If enacted, CRP acreage caps would rise from 28 million acres in FY2026 to 32 million acres in FY2030. The Secretary must enroll at least 7 million specific acres by September 30, 2028, with 5 million reserved for a 30-year grassland pilot. The bill would also require federal programs to avoid conv… - More climate research and training: benefit, medium. If enacted, federal research law would add a goal to reach net-zero and carbon-negative agriculture. AFRI grant priorities would include climate adaptation and mitigation research. ARS would run internships for climate and agriculture students with up to $10 million a year from FY2026 to FY2030. Th… - More farm research and breeding: benefit, medium. If enacted, USDA would fund new and expanded research centers and networks. If enacted, the bill would authorize $25 million a year (FY2026–2030) for national and regional agroforestry centers and $50 million a year (FY2026–2030) for a long‑term agroecosystem research network. If enacted, at least… - More local farm technical help: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would expand who can deliver farm technical help and add topics like soil health, agroforestry, and organic transition. The AgSTAR program would move from EPA to USDA within one year and be authorized up to $5 million a year. - National farm climate goals: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would set national farm-sector goals to cut net greenhouse gases at least 50% from 2010 levels by December 31, 2030 and reach net zero by December 31, 2040. If enacted, it would set subtargets (for example, soil carbon increases and nitrous oxide reductions) and research growth… - New verification for animal claims: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Secretary must set mandatory standards and verification for animal-raising claims within two years. Producers must have claims verified before using them in commerce, and compliance would begin three years after enactment. Imported products must meet an equivalent standard. Violatio… - Soil, CRP, and grazing rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, States and Tribes could get yearly soil health grants from CCC, rising to $100 million a year by FY2030. If enacted, Conservation Stewardship Program payments would be at least $4,000 a year and cover organic and transitioning farms. If enacted, the bill would create a 30‑year Grassland… ## Related bills - 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 - 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act - 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act - 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026 - 119-s-1503: Equality Act ## Sources - [119-s-1507 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1507) ## Related - [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066) - [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990) - [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823) - [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51) - [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108) - [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507 (as of 2026-04-21).