The changes we seek require bold ideas.
We endorse legislation that lifts up our nation’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. Any bill we champion will effect real, transformational change toward a more just and sustainable system that honors the diversity of our nation and safeguards the future of our rural communities.
The below bills may either contain one or more of the policy provisions developed by our partner Farm Action, or they may advance a key policy priority.
For a list of bills Farm Action Fund endorsed in the 118th Congress, click here.
American Beef Labeling Act | S.421 | Fact Sheet
This bill would reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling for beef.
Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act | S.1312
This bill would establish a new office at the USDA to prevent anticompetitive activity in the meat and poultry industry.
Security and Oversight for International Landholdings Act | S.1012
This bill would increase oversight and transparency of foreign direct investment in agricultural land in the United States.
Honor Farmer Contracts Act | S.1172
This bill would require USDA to immediately release frozen federal grant funds and maintain their existing contracts with farmers, and would also require 60-day congressional notification and justification prior to closing any Farm Service Agency or Natural Resources Conservation Service offices.
Save Our Small Farms Act | H.R.2435
This bill expands access and introduces critical improvements to farm safety net programs for smaller and more diversified farm operations.
LOCAL Foods Act | S.1212
This bill would update the Federal Meat Inspection Act’s ‘Personal-Use Exemption’ to better support small-scale meat producers in rural communities.
Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act | S.2019 | H.R.4417 | Defeat EATS
or any version of it, including the Food Security and Farm Protection Act | S.1326
These bills aim to strip state and local governments of their ability to make agricultural policies within their own borders—policies that create market opportunity for producers and protect communities’ health and wellbeing.
Agricultural Labeling UniformityAct
H.R.4288
Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act
S.2019 | H.R.4417 | Defeat EATS
