WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) recently released the discussion draft for Farm Bill 2.0 that incorporates more than 100 bipartisan priorities. Reflecting years of stakeholder input, the bill strengthens agriculture policy to support the people who feed America.
“Farm Bill 2.0 brings together priorities championed by senators from both sides of the aisle into a comprehensive bill that will expand farmers’ access to resources and markets, invest in rural infrastructure and innovation, promote conservation and responsible land stewardship and strengthen the resilience of our nation’s food supply,” Boozman said.
Built for farmers, the discussion draft includes elements from the following:
Title I – Commodities
- S. 1826, GRAIN DRY Act
Senators Ernst, Klobuchar, Gallego
- S. 4852, BINS Act
Senators Hoeven, Klobuchar
- S. 2682, Protecting America’s Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act (118th)
Senators Warnock, Tillis, Ossoff
- S. 228, Acequia Communities Empowered by Qualifying Upgrades for Infrastructure Act
Senators Lujan, Cornyn
- S. 581, Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act
Senators Gillibrand, Collins, Shaheen
- S. 4661, Ensuring Disaster Recovery and Resilience for Specialty Crops Act
Senators Schiff, Padilla, Slotkin
- S. 4860, CHILE Act
Senators Lujan, Slotkin, Warnock, Bennet, Booker, Fetterman, Wyden, Hickenlooper, Schiff
Title II – Conservation
- S. 2608, CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act
Senators Thune, Klobuchar, Moran, Smith
- S. 1389, Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act
Senators Marshall, Bennet, Moran, Hickenlooper
- S. 1616, PRECISE Act
Senators Fischer, Klobuchar
- S. 1729, Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards Act
Senators Ernst, Marshall, Heinrich, Durbin, Gallego
- S. 1050, Forest Conservation Easement Program Act
Senators Wicker, Gillibrand
- S. 1150, Increased TSP Access Act
Senators Crapo, Marshall, Bennet
- S. 4234, Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act
Senators Bennet, Fischer, Merkley
- S. 629, Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act
Senators Fisher, Lujan, Schiff
- S. 904, Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act
Senators Thune, Lujan
- S. 1207, Feral Swine Eradication Act
Senators Cornyn, Tuberville, Britt, Warnock, Lujan, Ossoff
- S. 2215, Restoring America’s Floodplains Act
Senators Ernst, Bennet
- S. 2696, EQIP Water Conservation Act (118th)
Senators Feinstein, Marshall, Bennet, Lujan, Padilla, Kelly, Sinema, Heinrich, Butler
- S. 5128, Fertilizer SUSTAIN Act (117th)
Senator Marshall
- S. 2507, Farmland Access Act (118th)
Senators Welch, King
- S. 4714, FENCE Act
Senators Ricketts, Heinrich, Fischer, Bennet, Lujan
- S. 4091, Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act
Senators Heinrich, Sheehy
Title III – Trade
- S.1230, SAFETY Act
Senators Thune, Baldwin, Marshall, Smith
- S. 1119, FRIDGE Act
Senators Banks, Fetterman, Warnock
- S. 3915, Specialty CROP Act
Senators Wyden, Crapo, King, Risch, Cantwell, Collins, Slotkin, Ossoff
- S. 176, Expanding Agricultural Exports Act (118th)
Senators King, Ernst, Smith, Collins, Grassley, Duckworth, Tester, Feinstein, Padilla, Wyden, Baldwin, Brown, Coons, Durbin, Warner, Ossoff, Ricketts, Kaine, Butler
- S. 4654, Expanding Market Access Act
Senators Schiff, Slotkin
- S. 3112 Fairness for Fruits and Vegetables Act
Senators Slotkin, Collins
Title IV – Nutrition
- S. 813, SHOPP Act
Senators Cornyn, Lujan, Tuberville, Collins, King, Kaine, Wyden
- S. 3236, Increasing Tribal Input on Nutrition Act
Senators Fischer, Smith, Schiff, Hoeven, Cortez Masto, Bennet
- S. 1021, Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act
Senators Klobuchar, Marshall, Crapo, Smith, Gillibrand, Britt, Fetterman, Welch, Slotkin, Lujan
- S. 1129, Dietary Guidelines Reform Act
Senator Marshall
- S. 302, Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act
Senators Ernst, Britt, Grassley
- S. 1145, Farmers’ Market Expansion Act
Senators Tuberville, Lujan, Warnock
- S. 3718, Delivering for Rural Seniors Act
Senators Kelly, Husted
- S. 2338, Strengthening Local Food Security Act
Senators Reed, Justice, Bennet, Whitehouse, Kim
- S. 4836, SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act
Senator Pete Ricketts
Title V – Credit
- S. 1217, Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act
Senators King, Murkowski, Murphy, Coons, Blunt Rochester, Sullivan, Collins, Hyde-Smith, Ossoff
- S. 899, Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act
Senators Hoeven, Klobuchar, Slotkin
- S. 1618, Precision Agriculture Loan Act
Senators Fischer, Warnock
- S. 3936, USDA Loan Modernization Act
Senator Tuberville, Husted
- S. 910, Farm Ownership Improvement Act
Senators Welch, Hoeven, Smith
- S. 4236, American Seafood Competitiveness Act
Senators Murkowski, King, Sullivan, Merkley, Collins
Title VI – Rural Development
- S. 130, Rural Internet Improvement Act (118th)
Senators Thune, Fischer, Capito, Klobuchar, Lujan, Hickenlooper
- S.3084, ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2025
Senators Marshall, Welch
- S. 4385, Community Connect Grant Program Act
Senator Smith
- S. 1617, LAST ACRE Act
Senators Fischer, Lujan
- S. 1018, Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act
Senators Cortez Masto, Rounds
- S. 1019, Rural Water System Disaster Preparedness and Assistance Act
Senators Cortez Masto, Hyde-Smith, Ossoff
- S. 783, Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act
Senators Tillis, Shaheen
- S. 4096, Rural Decentralized Water Systems Reauthorization Act
Senators Booker, Capito
- S. 2436, Healthy H2O Act
Senators Collins, Baldwin
- S. 3075, Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act
Senators Cortez Masto, Fisher
- S. 3633, Middle Mile for Rural America Act
Senators Hyde-Smith, Slotkin
- S. 2691, Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Act
Senators Ricketts, Smith
- S. 1336, Jobs in the Woods Act
Senators King, Risch, Merkley, Crapo, Shaheen, Collins, Smith, Klobuchar, Ossoff, Baldwin
- S. 4628, A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an initiative to address the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in rural areas, and for other purposes.
Senators Marshall, Smith, Hassan, Ernst
- S. 4141, Rural Hospital Revitalization Act
Senators Bennet, Moran, Risch
- S. 1282, Rural Development Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act
Senators Rounds, Welch, Heinrich, Hyde-Smith, Britt, Schiff
- S. 1821, Rural Energy Savings Act (118th)
Senators Welch, Murkowski
- S. 1509, Strengthening Local Processing Act
Senators Thune, Smith, Heinrich
Title VII – Research
- S. 3637, ACE Agriculture Act
Senators Marshall, Bennet
- S. 2580, Promoting American Competition in Aquaculture Research Act
Senators Wicker, Hirono
- S. 476, White Oak Resiliency Act
Senators McConnell, Warner, Wicker, Tillis, Britt
- S. 2450, Biochar Research Network Act
Senators Grassley, Heinrich
- S. 1837, Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act (118th)
Senators Fetterman, Vance, Gillibrand, Casey, Schumer, Brown, Welch, Cardin, Whitehouse, Van Hollen, Coons, Booker, Wyden, Murphy, Reed, Blumenthal
- S. 2282, Farmers First Act
Senators Baldwin, Ernst, Smith, Collins, Boozman, Klobuchar, Bennet, Fischer, Ossoff, Moran
- S. 2058, 1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and Excellence Opportunity Act (118th)
Senators Warnock, Brown
- S. 4470, Supporting Urban and Innovative Farming Act
Senators Fetterman, Slotkin, Schiff, Smith, Booker, Bennet, Heinrich, Hickenlooper
- S. 4067, Land Grant Research Prioritization Act
Senators Ossoff, Moody, Warnock, Scott
- S. 2897, Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act
Senators Hirono, Schatz
- S. 3810, SWAT Act
Senators Peters, Collins, Merkley, Ossoff, Slotkin
- S. 1509, Strengthening Local Processing Act
Senators Thune, Smith, Heinrich
- S. 602, Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act
Senators Padilla, Hirono, Moran, Lankford, Rosen, Hickenlooper
- S. 4652, Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act
Senators Schiff, Slotkin
- S. 4627, FARM AI Act
Senators Budd, Schiff, Banks, Cortez Masto, Rounds, Blunt Rochester
- S. 4072, Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers Reauthorization Act
Senator Schmitt
- S. 3353, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act
Senators Collins, King, Shaheen, Merkley, Slotkin
Title VIII – Forestry
- S. 517, Forest Data Modernization Act
Senators Cassidy, Hyde-Smith, Warnock, Ossoff
- S. 433, A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convene a blue ribbon panel to review the forest inventory and analysis program of the Forest Service, and for other purposes. (118th)
Senators King, Wicker
- S. 140, Wildfire Prevention Act
Senators Barrasso, Daines, Lummis, Sheehy, Risch, Crapo
- S. 1540, A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes. (118th)
Senators Daines, Risch, Crapo, King, Tester
- S. 4345, Branch Out Implementation Act (118th)
Senators Marshall, Hickenlooper, Ossoff, Lujan
- S. 2701, Headwaters Protection Act
Senators Bennet, Crapo, Hickenlooper, Risch, Lujan
- S. 1662, Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act
Senators Merkley, Crapo, Wyden, Risch, Bennet, Daines
- S. 2288, Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act
Senators Bennet, Hoeven
- S. 2183, Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act
Senators Collins, Shaheen, Kelly
- S. 3116, Transparency in Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Act (118th)
Senators Lujan, Risch
- S. 476, White Oak Resiliency Act
Senators McConnell, Warner, Wicker, Tillis, Britt
- S. 719, Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act
Senators Murkowski, Sullivan, Heinrich
- S. 1788, Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act
Senators Merkley, Daines, Hickenlooper, King, Baldwin, Wyden
- S. 349, Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act
Senators Daines, Padilla, Gallego, Rosen, Murray
- S. 904, Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act
Senators Thune, Lujan
- S. 1680, Virginia Wilderness Act*
Senators Kaine, Warner
- S. 3095, A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes.*
Senator Boozman
- S. 2440, A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land located in Franklin County, Mississippi, and for other purposes.*
Senator Hyde-Smith
- H.R. 197, Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act*
Rep. Stauber
- S. 1262, A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest in certain land in the Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin, and for other purposes.*
Senators Johnson, Baldwin
- S. 2548, Shawnee National Forest Conservation Act*
Senators Durbin, Duckworth
- S. 1681, Shenandoah Mountain Act*
Senators Kaine, Warner
- H.R. 1612, Flatside Wilderness Additions Act*
Rep. Hill
- S. 277, A bill to release a Federal reversionary interest and convey mineral interests in Chester County, Tennessee, and for other purposes.*
Senators Blackburn, Hagerty
- S. 1350, A bill to modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, and for other purposes.*
Senator Tuberville
- S. 1376, Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act*
Senators Tillis, Warnock, Budd, Ossoff, Blackburn
- S. 1876, Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act*
Senators Tillis, Budd, Duckworth
- S. 638, A bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948*
Senators Smith, Klobuchar
Title IX – Energy
- S. 2654, Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act
Senators Slotkin, Ernst, Klobuchar, Ricketts
- S. 2467, Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act
Senators Klobuchar, Moran
- S. 144, Farm to Fly Act
Senators Moran, Klobuchar, Ernst, Duckworth, Ricketts, Grassley
- S. 3378, Rural Energy Equity Act
Senator Welch
- S. 2594, REAP Modernization Act (118th)
Senators Smith, Lujan
Title X – Horticulture
- S. 1907, Plant Biostimulant Act
Senators Marshall, Padilla, Budd
- S. 1999, USDA Crop Act
Senator Marshall
- S. 2692, Agricultural Biotechnology Coordination Act
Senators Padilla, Young
- S. 1398, Organic Imports Verification Act
Senators Ricketts, Smith, Scott (SC), Grassley
- S. 1205, Local Farms and Food Act (118th)
Senators Brown, Smith, Welch, Fetterman, Bennet, Lujan, Murphy, Casey, Durbin
- S. 4168, Specialty Crop Security Act (118th)
Senators Butler, Collins, King, Heinrich, Booker, Lujan, Bennet, Welch, Sanders, Padilla
- S. 4470, Supporting Urban and Innovative Farming Act
Senators Fetterman, Slotkin, Schiff, Smith, Booker, Bennet, Heinrich, Hickenlooper
- S. 56, SAP Act
Senators Welch, Collins, King
- S. 3717, Opportunities in Organic Act
Senators Welch, Bennet, Booker, Fetterman, Gillibrand, Heinrich, King, Merkley, Murphy, Sanders, Schiff, Smith, Padilla
- S. 4904, Risk-based Oversight for Integrity Act
Senators McCormick, Schiff
Title XI – Crop Insurance
- S. 2396, Farm Board Act
Senator Tuberville
- S. 4651, Increasing Insurance Access for Specialty Crops Act
Senators Schiff, Lujan, Slotkin
- S. 2104, A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to allow for the separation of enterprise units by continuous and fallow cropping systems. (118th)
Senators Marshall, Bennet
- S. 1117, Quality Loss Adjustment Improvement for Farmers Act
Senator Kennedy
- H.R. 5633, Agriculture Infrastructure Stability Act
Reps. Jackson, Arrington, Pfluger, Mann
- S. 741, Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act
Senators Fetterman, McCormick
- S. 3843, TEMP Act
Senators Moody, Ossoff, Scott (FL)
- S. 2395, Mid-South Oilseed Double Cropping Study Act
Senator Tuberville
- S. 2134, Smoke Exposure Crop Insurance Act (118th)
Senators Padilla, Murray, Wyden, Feinstein
- S. 1693, FARMER Act
Senators Hoeven, Boozman, McConnell, Ernst, Hyde-Smith, Marshall, Justice, Grassley, Fischer, Moran, Cramer
Title XII – Miscellaneous
- S.1666, Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act (118th)
Senators Klobuchar, Cornyn, Ernst, Warner, Tester, Fetterman, Cortez Masto
- S. 1501, SAFE Act
Senators Wicker, Smith, Britt, Coons
- S. 759, Beagle Brigade Act (118th)
Senators Warnock, Ernst, Smith, Brown, Gillibrand, Klobuchar, Vance, Grassley, Peters, Ricketts, Crapo, Ossoff
- S. 782, Expanding Local Meat Processing Act
Senators Lujan, Ernst, Marshall
- S. 1509, Strengthening Local Processing Act
Senators Thune, Smith, Heinrich
- S. 3099, DIRECT Act
Senators Marshall, Tuberville, Hyde-Smith
- S. 4168, Livestock Consolidation Research Act
Senators Smith, Grassley, Slotkin
- S. 1725, Healthy Dog Importation Act
Senators Grassley, Smith, Marshall, Hyde-Smith, Risch, Ernst, Moran, Warnock, King, Gillibrand, Kim, Ossoff
- S. 420, Dairy Business Innovation Act
Senators Baldwin, Blackburn
- S. 2208, National Seafood Supply Act (118th)
Senator Sullivan
- S. 2354, ARCTIC Act (118th)
Senator Murkowski
- S. 1906, Innovative FEED Act
Senators Marshall, Baldwin, Moran, Bennet, Grassley, King, Klobuchar, Collins, Budd
- S. 319, Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act
Senators Cornyn, Lujan
- S. 507, Promoting Precision Agriculture Act
Senators Thune, Warnock
- S. 618, Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act
Senators Tuberville, Banks
- S. 1012, SOIL Act
Senators Lankford, Bennet, Risch, Tillis, Blackburn, McCormick, Cassidy
- S. 886, FARMLAND Act
Senators Ernst, Slotkin, Fetterman, Budd, Scott (FL)
- S. 176, Not One More Inch or Acre Act
Senators Cotton, Cramer, Britt, Scott (FL)
- S. 845, Farmland Security Act
Senators Baldwin, Grassley
- S. 179, FARM Act
Senators Tuberville, Fetterman, Marshall, Britt, Scott (FL), Schmitt, Sheehy, Cramer, Hoeven, Blackburn, Daines, Fischer, Lummis, Ricketts
- S. 1242, AIM Act (117th)
Senators Cotton, Ernst
- S. 1969, AFIDA Improvements Act
Senators Ricketts, Tuberville, Fetterman, Wicker, Cornyn, Britt, Peters, Scott (FL), McCormick
- S. 2808, Fertilizer Research Act
Senators Grassley, Baldwin, Klobuchar, Ernst, Warnock, Hyde-Smith, Marshall, Budd, Husted
- S. 4893, A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act to establish a U.S. Swing health improvement plan.
Senator Husted
Names in italics denote former members of the Senate.
Legislation marked with an asterisk (*) denotes bipartisan support out of committee.