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Fund Farm Programs Act of 2025
To appropriate funds to ensure uninterrupted services for farmers.
Summary
This bill appropriates emergency funds to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2026 to ensure uninterrupted services for farmers during any period when appropriations have not been enacted. The funds are to maintain continued operation of the Farm Service Agency programs and offices, including farm loan services. The bill also provides retroactive funding to cover the costs of services that were not provided from September 30, 2025, through the date of enactment due to a lapse in appropriations. The emergency appropriations remain available only until full-year or continuing appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2026 are enacted into law.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
Actions (2)
- Oct 21, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. · senate
- Oct 21, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 21, 2025
Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
A BILL
To appropriate funds to ensure uninterrupted services for farmers.
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 “Fund Farm Programs Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. UNINTERRUPTED SERVICES FOR FARMERS.
(a) In General.—In fiscal year 2026, for any period during which interim continuing appropriations or full-year appropriations for that fiscal year have not been enacted for the Department of Agriculture, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to provide uninterrupted services for farmers through, and maintain continued operation of, programs and offices of the Farm Service Agency, including with respect to farm loans.
(b) Retroactive Services.—The appropriations under subsection (a) shall include any amounts necessary for the costs of any services described in that subsection that were not provided during the period beginning on September 30, 2025, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act due to a lapse in appropriations.
(c) Termination.—Appropriations shall be made available pursuant to subsection (a) until the date of enactment into law of appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2026 (including a continuing appropriation). <all>
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