HR 8374 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Equal Treatment for Farmers Act

Introduced Apr 20, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Mark Harris R-NC

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 20, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 20, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 20, 2026 to May 19, 2026; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-VABen ClineOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-TXChip RoyOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-WIDerrick Van OrdenOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-OKJosh BrecheenOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-LAJulia LetlowOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-TXKeith SelfOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-GAMike CollinsOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-NCPat HarriganOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-FLRandy FineOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-PAScott PerryOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-TNTim BurchettOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-WITony WiedOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalApr 20, 2026
R-INJames R. BairdApr 28, 2026
R-NCTim MooreApr 28, 2026
R-NCDavid RouzerMay 19, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Apr 20, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 20, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Apr 20, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 69, April 20, 2026, page H2996.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To strike references to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in Federal law, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Equal Treatment for Farmers Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 20, 2026Introduced in House

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