# 119-s-1848: Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2025

119-s-1848, Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1848
- Congress: 119
- Title: Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## Summary

**This bill would impose stronger rules to increase transparency and bar conflicts of interest in federal and state "checkoff" commodity promotion programs.** It targets how boards spend money and who they may contract with to stop funds from being used to influence policy or favor certain producers. - Producers and small farms would see limits on unfair use of checkoff funds because boards could not contract with parties that try to influence government policy and programs with more than $20 million in annual assessments would be covered. These limits aim to prevent some producers from being advantaged at others' expense. - Boards and contractors would have new disclosure duties. Contracts must require quarterly accounting, and boards must publish budgets and disbursements when the Secretary approves them. The bill also bans conflicts of interest, anticompetitive acts, deceptive practices, and disparaging other commodities while allowing university research contracts. - Public oversight would increase through audits and reviews. The Inspector General must audit within 2 years and at least every 5 years after that. The Government Accountability Office would review compliance and recommend fixes between 3 and 5 years after enactment.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More checkoff transparency and audits: benefit, medium. If enacted, every checkoff contract would have to require quarterly financial records. Boards would have to keep those records and publish them within 30 days. Boards would also publish budgets and disbursements when the Secretary approves them, showing amounts, purpose, recipients, and subcontract…
- New definitions for checkoff programs: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would define key words used for checkoff programs. It would say who counts as a "Board" and what counts as a "checkoff program." The text lists many covered commodities like cotton, potatoes, eggs, beef, wheat, dairy, soy, and more. It would also define "conflict of interest" a…
- Contract and conduct limits for boards: mixed, low. If enacted, Boards would need the Secretary of Agriculture's approval before signing promotion or research contracts. Boards of large checkoff programs (over $20 million a year) would be barred from hiring parties that lobby on farm policy. There would be an exception for contracts with colleges fo…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.

## Sources
- [119-s-1848 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1848)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
- [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1848 (as of 2026-10-30).