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HR 5030 · in committee · significant

Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion and Development Program Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill establishes a federal grant program to promote domestic sales of specialty crops like fruits and vegetables.
  • Agricultural organizations, cooperatives, state agencies, and trade groups can apply for grants to fund marketing activities.
  • The Agricultural Marketing Service will administer the program with no specified funding amount or sunset date mentioned.

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  1. 01

    What types of marketing activities would specialty crop organizations prioritize if they received federal grants under this program?

  2. 02

    How might this grant program affect competition between large agricultural cooperatives and smaller family farms seeking promotional funding?

  3. 03

    What evidence suggests that federal marketing grants for specialty crops lead to increased domestic consumption or farm profitability?

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Sponsor · R-CA-22

David G. Valadao

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Introduced 2025-08-22

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-08-22 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

  2. 2025-08-22 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-08-22 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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