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S. 4660119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Jun 2, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Economic Relief for Specialty Crops Act
Introduced:
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The bill provides $5 billion in fiscal year 2027 funding for USDA to pay specialty crop farmers through an existing assistance program.
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The Economic Relief for Specialty Crops Act would provide $5 billion for fiscal year 2027 to help farmers who grow specialty crops like fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and nursery crops. USDA would distribute the money through an existing (or similar future) Commodity Credit Corporation assistance program, using rules from a February 2026 USDA program announcement and a January 2025 federal notice. It funds an already-planned effort rather than creating a new program.
Specialty crop farmers and producers nationwide, who may face low prices, high costs, weather losses, or trade disruptions, are directly affected. Consumers and taxpayers are indirectly affected.
The funding would allow USDA to actually make payments under a program it had already planned, rather than leaving it unfunded.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.