# 119-s-5461: Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Act of 2026

119-s-5461, Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-07).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5461
- As of: 2026-10-07
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5461
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**Strategic Fertilizer Reserve** to reduce fertilizer supply risk and stabilize prices for U.S. farmers and consumers. This bill would require a feasibility study and could create an independent Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Agency and a Treasury Reserve Fund to buy, store, rotate, and release key fertilizer inputs.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fertilizer reserve fund and operations: mixed, medium. If enacted, this would create a Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Fund in the Treasury. The Fund would receive congressional appropriations, proceeds from sales or exchanges of Reserve product, and other authorized amounts, and the Board could use Fund money without further yearly appropriations or fisc…
- New fertilizer reserve agency setup: mixed, medium. If enacted, this would create an independent Strategic Fertilizer Reserve Agency run by a nine‑member Board: the Secretary of Agriculture plus eight Presidential appointees confirmed by the Senate. Appointees would serve four‑year terms and may be reappointed once; the President would be asked to s…
- Study, decision, and oversight reports: mixed, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture would have to complete a comprehensive feasibility study once funds are available and report the results within 180 days. The Secretary must decide whether to approve creating the Agency, the Reserve, and the Fund based on that study. The Board would also se…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-2982: Federal Employees Civil Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5461 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5461)

## Related
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [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-2982: Federal Employees Civil Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2982)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5461 (as of 2026-10-07).