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HR1230119th CongressWALLET

AG VETS Act

Sponsored By: Representative Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]

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Summary

Creates competitive grants to expand farming and ranching training for veterans. This bill would direct the Department of Agriculture to award competitive grants to eligible colleges, extension services, state agriculture agencies, nonprofits, and community groups to build education and hands-on training programs for military veterans.

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  • Veterans: Would fund training, classroom courses, workshops, tours, and instructor‑supervised field experiences to help veterans learn farm and ranch business operations and management practices.
  • Educational institutions and community groups: Makes cooperative extension services, land‑grant and non‑land‑grant agriculture colleges, Hispanic‑serving agricultural colleges, state departments of agriculture, nonprofits, and community organizations eligible for grants.
  • Program design and funding rules: Grants must be competitively awarded by USDA, recipients must provide at least a 1:1 non‑Federal match, and the bill authorizes $5 million a year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out the program.

*Would increase federal spending by up to $25.0 million over FY2026–2030 if the authorized amounts are appropriated.*

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More farm training for veterans

If enacted, USDA would run a competitive grant program to expand farm and ranch training for military veterans. Colleges, extension services, state agriculture departments, nonprofits, and consortia could apply. Grants could fund classes, workshops, tours, curriculum, and instructor supervised field work. Grantees would need to match federal funds dollar for dollar (1:1). The bill would authorize $5 million each year for FY2026 through FY2030. The program would start upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]

WI • R

Cosponsors

  • Davis (NC)

    NC • D

    Sponsored 2/12/2025

  • Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 12/19/2025

  • Fitzgerald

    WI • R

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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