Farmers First Act of 2025
Latest action · Jul 15, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedJul 15, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Farmers First Act of 2025
This bill extends through FY2030 and revises the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN). This Department of Agriculture program provides competitive grants to states, Indian tribes, and qualified nonprofit organizations to provide stress assistance programs (i.e., professional agricultural behavioral health counseling, helplines, and resources) to individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and agriculture-related occupations.
The bill specifies that the grant funding for farm telephone helplines and websites may also be used for crisis lines.
Further, FRSAN grant recipients may establish referral relationships with providers, including Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, health centers, rural health clinics, and critical access hospitals.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 15, 2025 to Jul 13, 2026; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jul 15, 2025 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Jul 15, 2025 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jul 15, 2025 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jul 15, 2025 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jul 28, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Sep 11, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Oct 9, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| R-PA | David McCormick | Jul 13, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Jul 15, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Jul 15, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4400 | Farmers First Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Jul 15, 2025 |
| HR 7567 | Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | Related bill | May 19, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Farmers First Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2025Introduced in Senate
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