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H.R. 6944119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Jan 6, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share grants for retrofitting agricultural tractors with rollover protection structures, and for other purposes.
Introduced:
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A new bill would authorize $725,000 yearly from 2027-2031 in grants covering 70% of costs to add rollover protection to older tractors.
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The bill creates a federal grant program to help pay for adding rollover protection structures (ROPS), including seatbelts, to older tractors lacking them. The Secretary of Agriculture would hire an outside organization to run the program, including approving equipment, managing applications, and operating a website and hotline.
Farmers and ranchers with older, unprotected tractors, as well as vocational schools, colleges, and high schools with agriculture programs.
Rollover accidents are a leading cause of death and injury on farms, and many older tractors predate safety-structure requirements; the program could reduce that risk.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.