Securing American Agriculture Act
Sponsored By: Senator Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Agriculture to publish an annual assessment of U.S. reliance on critical agricultural products and inputs sourced from China. It focuses on identifying supply-chain vulnerabilities and recommending steps to reduce U.S. dependency on China for critical agricultural inputs.
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- Farmers and farm businesses would get an annual view of which inputs are vulnerable, such as seed, fertilizers, veterinary drugs, feed components, and equipment, helping inform planting and purchasing choices.
- Domestic producers and manufacturers would see recommendations to reduce bottlenecks and ease barriers to onshore or near‑shore production for key inputs.
- Policymakers and trade officials would receive recommendations developed with the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to guide legislative or regulatory responses.
- Private companies would not be required to provide data. Information submitted must be kept confidential, excluded if it is a trade secret, and used only in aggregate reporting.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Annual farm input risk report
If enacted, the Agriculture Secretary would publish a yearly assessment for the House and Senate agriculture committees on U.S. dependence on key farm inputs. The report would cover equipment, fuel, fertilizers, feed (including vitamins and amino acids), veterinary drugs and vaccines, crop protection chemicals, seed, and other inputs the Secretary identifies. Each report would describe U.S. production capacity, current and potential supply-chain bottlenecks, and give recommendations made with the U.S. Trade Representative, the Commerce Secretary, and the FDA Commissioner to reduce reliance on imports and to boost onshore or nearshore production. Any private data for the report would be voluntary. The bill would bar using or publicly disclosing provided data except as aggregate statistics that do not identify the provider, and it would exclude trade secrets and information protected under 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and 18 U.S.C. 1905. Information submitted could only be used to carry out the assessment. Reports would begin upon enactment and be submitted each year.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]
NE • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
ID • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Shelley Capito
WV • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]
MO • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
ID • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
WY • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
NE • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
WY • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
FL • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Elissa Slotkin
MI • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
GA • D
Sponsored 10/6/2025
Roll Call Votes
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