# 119-s-795: Farmers Freedom Act of 2025

119-s-795, Farmers Freedom Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-795
- Congress: 119
- Title: Farmers Freedom Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Excludes 'prior converted cropland' from the Clean Water Act's definition of 'navigable waters'.** This bill would also set clear farm-focused definitions and bar the EPA and the Army Corps from using the 2023 change-in-use policy to reclassify that cropland. - Farmers and landowners: Would shield land converted before December 23, 1985 from being treated as federally regulated waters, lowering the chance that routine farming activities need Clean Water Act permits. - Federal agencies: Would prohibit the EPA Administrator and the Secretary of the Army from implementing the "change in use" policy in the January 18, 2023 Revised Definition of "Waters of the United States" rule or any substantially similar policy for prior converted cropland. - Wetlands and conservation: Would still treat areas that were abandoned and reverted to wetlands as wetlands because the exclusion does not apply to abandoned land. "Abandoned" would mean land not used for agricultural purposes at least once in the immediately preceding 5-year period, as determined by the Administrator.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fewer federal water rules for farms: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would exclude "prior converted cropland" from the Clean Water Act definition of "waters of the United States." The exclusion applies to land drained or altered before December 23, 1985. Land that is abandoned and has reverted to wetlands would not qualify. "Abandoned" would me…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 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-3697: SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026
- 119-s-213: Main Street Tax Certainty Act

## Sources
- [119-s-795 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/795)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [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-3697: SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3697)
- [119-s-213: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-213)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-795 (as of 2026-09-10).