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Honor Farmer Contracts Act of 2025
To unfreeze funding for contracts of the Department of Agriculture, to prohibit Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service office closures, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to unfreeze and fully implement all contracts and agreements with farmers that were entered into before the bill's enactment, and to pay any past-due amounts owed under those agreements. It prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from canceling signed contracts with farmers or farm-assistance entities except when the farmer or entity has failed to comply with the contract terms. The bill also requires 60 days advance written notice to Congress, with justification, before closing any Farm Service Agency county office, Natural Resources Conservation Service field office, or Rural Development Service Center.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
20 cosponsors
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI)
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Cory A. Booker’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $92,425
- PRIME HEALTHCARE $19,800
- APOLLO $15,800
- LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP $15,700
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY $14,100
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Cory A. Booker → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 27, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Mar 27, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 27, 2025
Mr. Booker (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Welch, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. King, Ms. Smith, Mr. Markey, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Whitehouse) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To unfreeze funding for contracts of the Department of Agriculture, to prohibit Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service office closures, 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 “Honor Farmer Contracts Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FUNDING AND OFFICES.
The Secretary of Agriculture—
(1) shall, immediately after the enactment of this Act, unfreeze funding for and implement all agreements and contracts entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture prior to the date of enactment of this Act;
(2) shall, as rapidly as possible after the enactment of this Act, pay all past due amounts owed by the Secretary of Agriculture under the agreements and contracts described in paragraph (1);
(3) shall not cancel any signed agreement or contract with a farmer or an entity providing assistance to farmers, unless the farmer or entity has failed to comply with the terms and conditions of the agreement or contract; and
(4) shall not close any Farm Service Agency county office, Natural Resources Conservation Service field office, or Rural Development Service Center without providing written notice and justification to Congress not later than 60 days before the date on which the applicable office is intended to be closed. <all>
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