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US HB7206
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/22/2026
Primary Sponsor
Angela Craig
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AI Summary
- Delays the SNAP benefit cost-shift from states to the federal government by 4 years (from 2028 to 2032) and extends the 50% federal administrative cost share through fiscal year 2028
- Provides one-time economic assistance payments to producers of eligible commodities (wheat, corn, soybeans, cotton, rice, etc.) for the 2025 crop year when expected gross returns fall below production costs, covering 65% of economic losses with payment caps of $125,000-$250,000 depending on farm income percentage
- Appropriates $330 million for block grants to sugar beet cooperatives and $5 billion for specialty crop producers to expand domestic markets or develop new markets, with individual payments capped at $900,000
- Allocates $500 million for timber industry assistance ($250 million for grants up to $40,000 and $250 million for loans up to $5 million) and establishes a Forest Service Office of Technology Transfer with $5 million annual funding through 2031
- Terminates duties imposed by Executive Orders 14257, 14193, 14194, and 14195 (tariff-related orders) upon enactment and designates all funding as emergency spending under the Balanced Budget Act
Legislative Description
Farm and Family Relief Act
Agriculture and food
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
1/22/2026
Committee Referrals
Agriculture1/22/2026
Full Bill Text
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