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To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the Commission on Farm Transitions-Needs for 2050, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize and expand the Commission on Farm Transitions-Needs for 2050, which studies issues related to the succession and transfer of farmland. The bill expands the commission's mandate to study additional topics including heirs' property, succession of agricultural land, barriers faced by historically underserved and women farmers, and trends in farm leasing and ownership including by foreign persons. The bill extends the timeline for the commission to report its findings from one year to two years and extends the commission's authorization through 2029.
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Actions (5)
- Jan 13, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit. · house
- Jan 13, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. · house
- Dec 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Dec 2, 2025 Introduced in House
- Dec 2, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4977)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 3, 2025
Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the Commission on Farm Transitions-Needs for 2050, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Farm Transitions Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON FARM TRANSITIONS—NEEDS FOR 2050.
Section 12609 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 5009) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking “There is established” and inserting “Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Farm Transitions Act of 2025, the Secretary shall establish”;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting “and Recommendations” after “Study”;
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “, and make recommendations relating to,” after “study on”;
(C) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “and timely” after “affordable”; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:
“(D) apprenticeships, mentoring programs, business training, and technical assistance programs;”.
(D) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking “existing and new Federal tax policies” and inserting “existing and new State and Federal policies, including tax policies”; and
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “or impede” after “facilitate”;
(E) in paragraph (4), by striking “and” at the end;
(F) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(G) by adding at the end the following:
“(6) heirs’ property and succession of agricultural land;
“(7) any unique barriers faced by historically underserved and women farmers and ranchers in the ability to transfer, inherit, or purchase agricultural assets, including land; and
“(8) leasing and ownership trends, including leasing and ownership trends by foreign persons or entities.”;
(3) in subsection (f), by striking “1 year after the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “2 years after the date of enactment of the Farm Transitions Act of 2025”; and
(4) in subsection (m), by striking “2023” and inserting “2029”. <all>
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