This bill extends and increases funding for the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program through fiscal year 2029. These USDA programs help American agricultural exporters promote their products in international markets.
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
AI Summary
Plain-English explanation of this bill
This bill extends and increases funding for the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program through fiscal year 2029. These USDA programs help American agricultural exporters promote their products in international markets.
Last updated: 1/5/2026
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><strong>Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill extends the Market Access Program (MAP) and the Foreign Market Development (FMD) Program of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) through FY2029 and increases funding for the programs.</p><p>Under MAP, FAS provides funds to eligible participants to share the cost of marketing and promotion activities to encourage the development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities. Eligible participants include nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations, state regional trade groups, U.S. agricultural cooperatives, state government agencies, and small businesses.</p><p>Under the FMD Program, FAS provides funds to nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organizations to share the cost of overseas marketing and promotion activities. The FMD program focuses on the generic promotion of U.S. commodities, rather than the promotion of branded products.</p>
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Extends Market Access Program through FY2029
Extends Foreign Market Development Program through FY2029
Increases funding for agricultural export promotion
Supports promotion of U.S. agricultural commodities overseas
Helps trade organizations, cooperatives, and small businesses
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
American farmers and agricultural exporters would have continued and increased federal support for marketing U.S. products abroad. This could help expand international markets for American agricultural commodities and maintain competitiveness against foreign competitors.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
1086, 119th Congress (2025). "Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-1086
