October 27, 2025
Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
To provide appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide payments to agricultural producers, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Support Our Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Payments to agricultural producers
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Covered commodity
The term covered commodity means a covered commodity (as defined in section 1111 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011)) produced for harvest, haying, grazing, silage, or other similar purposes.
(2) Eligible agricultural producer
The term eligible agricultural producer means a person that is a producer of, and has an invested interest in input expenses for, a covered commodity, a specialty crop, livestock, or poultry.
(3) Livestock
The term livestock means livestock (as defined in section 780.120 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)) produced for meat or milk.
(4) Poultry
The term poultry means chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domestic fowl—
(A)
ordinarily raised or used on a farm; and
(B)
produced for meat or eggs.
(5) Qualifying tariff proceeds
The term qualifying tariff proceeds means the revenues received in the general fund of the Treasury that are attributable to duties, including any supplemental duties, imposed after January 20, 2025.
(6) Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(7) Specialty crop
The term specialty crop means a specialty crop (as defined in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465)) produced for food or medicinal purposes.
(b) Payments
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide 1-time payments to eligible agricultural producers for necessary expenses related to losses of revenue and quality or production losses of covered commodities, specialty crops, livestock, or poultry.
(c) Actively engaged in farming
To be eligible for a payment under this section, an eligible agricultural producer shall be actively engaged in farming (within the meaning of section 1001A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–1)).
(d) Administration
The Secretary may—
(1)
establish terms and conditions of payments under this section; and
(2)
implement this section in such manner as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(e) Appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of any qualifying tariff proceeds in the Treasury that are not otherwise appropriated, $20,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 for the Secretary to provide payments under this section, to remain available until expended.