H.R. 7567 – Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Green indicates amendments en bloc. Black indicates standalone amendments.

En bloc receive 40 minutes of debate. Standalone amendments receive up to 10 minutes of debate

En Bloc #1: Offered by Rep. Thompson (R-PA) – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Crane (R-AZ) – Amendment No. 6 – Grants the Secretary of Agriculture emergency contracting authority to support recovery efforts following the White Sage Fire in the Kaibab National Forest, enabling the Department of Agriculture to expedite contracts, streamline procurement processes, and rapidly deploy resources necessary for rehabilitation, restoration, and hazard-mitigation activities 

Davids (D-KS) – Amendment No. 9 – Revises Section 5507 to expand eligibility to Indian Tribes 

Elfreth (D-MD) – Amendment No. 10 – It is the sense of Congress that investing in agricultural programs at two-year institutions is crucial to the success of the industry, economy, and environment 

Ezell (R-MS) – Amendment No. 11 – Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, to identify priority Federal lands for ecological restoration involving vegetation removal on a recurring basis. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide up to $220,000,000 in loan guarantees to eligible entities to establish, reopen, retrofit, expand, or improve sawmills or wood-processing facilities located within proximity to identified Federal lands under the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program Identical to H.R. 6277

Fedorchak (R-ND) – Amendment No. 12 – Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility to provide storage facility loans to producers to construct or maintain facilities for on-farm fertilizer storage 

Fong (R-CA) – Amendment No. 13 – Enhances forest management practices in an effort to protect the last remaining Giant Sequoia groves from catastrophic wildfires (identical to the Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R. 2709)) 

Gosar (R-AZ) – Amendment No. 17 – Prohibits painful dog and cat testing 

Gray (D-CA) – Amendment No. 19 – Prohibits USDA from imposing additional requirements on the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program 

Hill (R-AR) – Amendment No. 23 – Directs the Department of Agriculture to study the status of mental health among agricultural professionals and recommend ways to improve access to, and the effectiveness of, mental and tele-mental health care for agricultural professionals 

Langworthy (R-NY) – Amendment No. 25 – Revises the ACER program to specify that appropriated funds shall remain available until expended 

Mannion (D-NY) – Amendment No. 32 – Adds immersive technologies (such as virtual or augmented reality) to the definition of precision agriculture technology, for use in conservation efforts 

Miller-Meeks (R-IA) – Amendment No. 34 – Reauthorizes the United States Grain Standards Act 

Min (D-CA) – Amendment No. 35 – Requires an assessment of wildfire mitigation methods in shrubland ecosystems 

Mullin (D-CA) – Amendment No. 37 – Directs the USDA to study whether retired batteries can be used as power for farms and ranches 

Ogles (R-TN) – Amendment No. 40 – Requires a report from the Secretary of Agriculture on barriers to organic farms taking part in programs authorized under this act 

Schmidt (R-KS) – Amendment No. 43 – Directs the secretaries of USDA and HHS to conduct collaborative research related to enhancing domestic production of crops that produce natural color additives 

Scholten (D-MI) – Amendment No. 44 – Strengthens biological pest control practices on farms by encouraging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to engage in further research and development around its best uses 

Spartz (R-IN) – Amendment No. 48 – Provides for the transparency of federally mandated commodity checkoff boards 

Steube (R-FL) – Amendment No. 52 – Requires consultation that would establish a federal definition for honey that promotes honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers and the honey market, and ensures consistency in labeling and enforcement 

Tenney (R-NY) – Amendment No. 53 – Requires a report on national grape production, including total acreage, production, utilization, acreage by type, variety, county, and year planted 

Tokuda (D-HI) – Amendment No. 54 – Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide online enrollment options for USDA disaster assistance programs

Vasquez (D-NM) – Amendment No. 55 – Authorizes the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to enter into cooperative agreements with community-based organizations in each state that are able to identify and build on established and burgeoning peer-to-peer networks and create new ones (identical to S.1769)

Westerman (R-AR) – Amendment No. 56 – Adds biostimulants to Sec. 8434 (Biochar Application Demonstration Project)

Whitesides (D-CA) – Amendment No. 57 – Provides the US Forest Service the flexibility to direct wildfire resources toward suppression, fuels management, and technology development

Standalone Amendments

Baumgartner (R-WA) – Amendment No. 1 – Requires the area encompassing the Columbia Basin Project be included in the Western Waters Regional Conservation Area – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Bentz (R-OR) – Amendment No. 2 – Broadens the Renewable Fuel Standard’s definition of “renewable biomass” to include low-value forest materials and mill residuals, making them eligible for renewable fuel credits, while also permitting biomass sourcing from federal and tribal lands and supporting vegetation removal in wildfire-risk areas – VOTE REQUESTED

Brown (D-OH) on behalf of Brownley (D-CA) – Amendment No. 3 – Requires the designation of composting as a conservation practice and activity under various conservation programs – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Carbajal (D-CA) – Amendment No. 4 – Revises requirements for the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives program to ensure equitable distribution of funding between the four regionally located Initiatives – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Hayes (D-CT) on behalf of Cleaver (D-MO) – Amendment No. 5 – Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to facilitate tree planting that reduces residential energy consumption, and for other purposes – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Crawford (R-AR) – Amendment No. 7 – Allows essential Circuit Rider program activities to continue during a lapse in appropriations – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Crawford (R-AR) – Amendment No. 8 – Adds hot rotisserie chicken as an eligible item to be purchased by SNAP benefits – VOTE REQUESTED

Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) – Amendment No. 14 – Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to develop a low-risk classification for fresh fruits, vegetables, and other foods that are typically consumed raw or with minimal processing, and update relevant nutrition and food safety and preparation regulations and guidelines for child care providers – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Gosar (R-AZ) – Amendment No. 15 – Report on assistance available to agricultural producers in Arizona for certain losses of Colorado River water – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Gosar (R-AZ) – Amendment No. 16 – Revises the USDA standards to confirm livestock depredations by Mexican wolves – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Gosar (R-AZ) – Amendment No. 18 – Prohibits animal research in China, Russia, and other countries of concern – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Grothman (R-WI) – Amendment No. 20 – Mandates a USDA report to Congress (after the SNAP restrictions pilots are completed) on implementation of the restrictions, outcomes, recommendations to Congress –VOTE REQUESTED

Grothman (R-WI) on behalf of Hageman (R-WY) – Amendment No. 21 – Adds the text of H.R. 6300 the Grasslands Grazing Act to put ranchers with permits to graze on National Grasslands in parity with those grazing on other federal lands – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Grothman (R-WI) on behalf of Hageman (R-WY) – Amendment No. 22 – Repeals and prohibits future implementation of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) rule mandating electronic identification (EID) eartags for bison and cattle moving interstate – VOTE REQUESTED

Craig (D-MN) on behalf of Houlahan (D-PA) – Amendment No. 24 – Increases the loan guarantee cap of the USDA Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program from $250 million to $400 million to support rising project costs and enabling larger and more capital-intensive biorefinery projects to qualify – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Latta (R-OH) – Amendment No. 26 – Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review and recommend changes to its satellite rules to promote precision agriculture (identical to H.R.1618 – Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act) – ADOPTED BY VOICE

NOT OFFERED Letlow (R-LA) – Amendment No. 27 – Adds the Republic of India and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the list of countries from which the Secretary shall prohibit school food authorities from purchasing raw or processed poultry and seafood products

Luna (R-FL) – Amendment No. 28 – Strikes section 10205 (relating to uniformity of pesticide labeling), strikes section 10206 (relating to authority of States), and strikes section 10207 (relating to lawful use of authorized pesticides) – VOTE REQUESTED

Mace (R-SC) – Amendment No. 29 – Codifies the newly established Office of Seafood within the U.S. Department of Agriculture – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Mace (R-SC) – Amendment No. 30 – Revises definitions and eligibility criteria in the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to clarify the eligibility of commercial fishing and fish processing businesses in certain U.S. Department of Agriculture programs – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Mace (R-SC) – Amendment No. 31 – Requires federal animal research facilities to establish procedures to facilitate the adoption or non-laboratory placement of animals once they’re no longer needed for research and determined to be suitable for release to an animal rescue organization, animal sanctuary, animal shelter, or individual (identical to H.R. 3246 in the 119th Congress) – ADOPTED BY VOICE

WILL NOT BE OFFERED Mast (R-FL) – Amendment No. 33 – Repeals the transfer of Food for Peace from USAID to USDA and moves the authority for the administration of Food for Peace to the President

Moore (R-WV) – Amendment No. 36 – Preserves greyhound racing operations in West Virginia – VOTE REQUESTED

Scholten (D-MI) on behalf of Neguse (D-CO) – Amendment No. 38 – Removes barriers to emergency watershed protection measures after a disaster (identical to the text of HR 5781, the MATCH Act) – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Scholten (D-MI) on behalf of Neguse (D-CO) – Amendment No. 39 – Revises the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority program to provide federal support for sustainable agriculture and innovative sustainability solutions through enhancing the role of innovative voluntary resilience solutions and help farms adapt to challenges like extreme weather, drought, and soil water-holding capacity – VOTE REQUESTED

NOT OFFERED Ogles (R-TN) – Amendment No. 41 – Requires a feasibility study on block grants for approved animal drug use

Moylan (R-GU) on behalf of Plaskett (D-VI) – Amendment No. 42 – Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct studies in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam with, respectively, the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources and the Guam Department of Agriculture, on the development of aquaculture – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Scholten (D-MI) – Amendment No. 45 – Removes administrative hurdles for small farmers and ranchers to participate in federal nutrition programs which would expand their economic opportunities and improve access to healthy, affordable food for families – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Schrier (D-WA) – Amendment No. 46 – Allows for the continuous enrollment of land under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) Initiative – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Self (R-TX) – Amendment No. 47 – Adds “soda” to the definition of ineligible items and defines soda as a carbonated beverage containing more than 1 gram of added sugar, artificial sweetener, or flavoring per serving – VOTE REQUESTED

Spartz (R-IN) – Amendment No. 49 – Removes costly, overreaching emissions mandates on farm equipment that drives up expenses for farmers and consumers – VOTE REQUESTED

Steube (R-FL) – Amendment No. 50 – Prohibits the purchase of agricultural land by foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism – ADOPTED BY VOICE

Steube (R-FL) – Amendment No. 51 – Establishes testing standards for honey products – ADOPTED BY VOICE