# 119-s-4906: Milk From Family Dairies Act of 2026 119-s-4906, Milk From Family Dairies Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4906 - As of: 2026-09-26 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-4906 - Congress: 119 - Title: Milk From Family Dairies Act of 2026 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-06-24 - Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT) - Cosponsors: 4 - Policy area: Agriculture and Food - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-26 ## Summary **The Milk From Family Dairies Act of 2026 would create a federal Dairy Market Stabilization Program to **stabilize dairy markets** by limiting how much milk each producer may market, setting quarterly floor prices, and redistributing market-access fees to qualifying producers.** - Dairy producers would face quarterly "allowable marketings" that cap how much milk they can sell. Initial allocations let existing producers pick either their three-year average or the immediate pre-enactment quarter; producers who market over their limit pay fees while those within limits share fee-funded dividends paid after the following quarter (dividends distributed within 30 days). - New and growing producers get a waitlist and priority for added allocations if the national production base expands. Producers can share or transfer marketings under limits and no party may monetize, lease, or sell marketings for financial gain; transfers to existing holders are capped at 50 percent. - Very large dairies above 1,000 percent of the national average face a two-year transition when they are exempt from fees and ineligible for dividends. The quarterly floor price would be set with input from the National Board and the Economic Research Service, and violations can trigger penalties including fines of at least 105 percent of monetization gains and permanent marketing reductions. ## Cosponsors (4) - Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Regional dairy grants and training: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would expand and add regional dairy grants and training programs across all 50 States and listed territories. If enacted, the Secretary must set up a regional milkshed infrastructure program within 180 days and run apprenticeship and transition programs at land-grant colleges.… - Fees, dividends, floor price, and penalties: mixed, high. If enacted, producers who market more milk than their allowable amount in a quarter would be assessed market access fees per hundredweight, paid through milk handlers to a protected Treasury account. If enacted, producers could elect an alternative fee within 7 days after quarter end; notices must… - How milk allowances and transfers work: mixed, high. If enacted, the Secretary would set a national production base and regional bases at least 30 days before each year to match supply and demand. If enacted, first-year allowable marketings let eligible producers choose either a three-year corresponding-quarter average or the prior year's correspondi… - Two-year rules for very large dairies: mixed, high. If enacted, producers with allowable marketings above 1,000% of the national average would be exempt from market access fees for the first two years of the Program but would not be eligible for dividends during that time. If enacted, the Secretary would set those producers' allowable marketings and… - Regional and National Board Rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, each region would have a 15-member Regional Board with 12 producers and 3 industry or consumer reps. If enacted, producer members would be chosen in Secretary-run regional elections and would serve five-year terms. If enacted, a National Board would include two producers per region, plu… - Higher import fees and quotas for dairy: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would raise the fee for licenses to import dairy articles that are under tariff-rate quotas, as allowed by trade agreements. If enacted, the Secretary could also subject more dairy products to tariff-rate quotas and may lower quotas where trade rules allow. If enacted, the… ## Related bills - 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act - 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026 - 119-s-1503: Equality Act - 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act - 119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025 - 119-sres-854: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month". ## Sources - [119-s-4906 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4906) ## Related - [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869) - [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) - [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819) - [119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-852) - [119-sres-854: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month".](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-854) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4906 (as of 2026-09-26).