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Defend American Agriculture Act
To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act with respect to funding and assistance under such Act.
Summary
- Increases the Commodity Credit Corporation funding authorization cap from $30 billion to $45 billion through September 30, 2031.
- Reverts the funding authorization cap back to $30 billion after September 30, 2031.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Clay Higgins’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $14,100
- SAFESOURCE DIRECT $10,500
- THE PICARD GROUP $8,300
- WINN CORRECTIONAL $6,666
- PHI, INC. $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Clay Higgins → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jul 20, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Jul 20, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 20, 2026
Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act with respect to funding and assistance under such Act.
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 “Defend American Agriculture Act”.
SEC. 2. FUNDING AND ASSISTANCE UNDER THE COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION CHARTER ACT.
Section 4(i) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714b(i)) is amended by striking “shall not at any time exceed in the aggregate $30,000,000,000.” and inserting “shall not exceed in the aggregate $45,000,000,000 for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Defend American Agriculture Act through September 30, 2031, and shall not at any time after September 30, 2031, exceed in the aggregate $30,000,000,000.”. <all>
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