Equal Voices Act

House Bill

H.R. 4125

119th Congress

Equal Voices Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jun 25, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Sean Casten

Representative

Democratic

IL-6

Cosponsors

8

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Summary

The Equal Voices Act updates the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program, which helps dairy farmers manage costs and price volatility. The bill changes how a dairy's production history is calculated and increases the milk production limits for higher levels of coverage.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

SponsorSean Casten (D-IL)

Introduced6/25/2025

StatusReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administratio

ChamberHouse

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Equal Voices Act

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The Equal Voices Act updates the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program, which helps dairy farmers manage costs and price volatility. The bill changes how a dairy's production history is calculated and increases the milk production limits for higher levels of coverage.

Bill Number: 4125
Sponsor: Sean Casten (D-IL)
Introduced: 6/25/2025
Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administratio
Policy Area: Agriculture and Food

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Title: Equal Voices Act
Bill Number: 4125
Sponsor: Sean Casten (D-IL)
Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administratio
Introduced: 6/25/2025
Summary: The Equal Voices Act updates the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program, which helps dairy farmers manage costs and price volatility. The bill changes how a dairy's production history is calculated and increases the milk production limits for higher levels of coverage.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

The Equal Voices Act updates the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program, which helps dairy farmers manage costs and price volatility. The bill changes how a dairy's production history is calculated and increases the milk production limits for higher levels of coverage.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Dairy Farm Resiliency Act This bill updates the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program. (The DMC program was enacted in the 2018 farm bill to support dairy operations by allowing producers to buy a guaranteed margin for their milk production. The margin is the difference between the Department of Agriculture's [USDA's] national all milk price and a calculated feed cost, which provides producers optional risk protection on price and feed costs.)The bill requires that a dairy operation's production history for DMC be based on the most recent three-year history and be recalculated every five years. (A participating dairy producer must have an established milk production history with USDA's Farm Service Agency.) The bill also increases Tier 1 margin coverage for annual milk production to 6 million pounds or less (currently 5 million pounds or less) and Tier 2 margin coverage to over 6 million pounds (currently over 5 million pounds).

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

The bill requires a dairy operation's production history for DMC to be based on the most recent 3-year history and recalculated every 5 years.
It increases the Tier 1 margin coverage limit from 5 million pounds to 6 million pounds of annual milk production, and the Tier 2 limit from over 5 million to over 6 million pounds.
The changes are designed to provide more flexible and responsive risk protection for dairy farmers as their operations change over time.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If enacted, this bill would impact dairy farmers who participate in the DMC program. It would allow them to have their production history updated more frequently to better reflect their current operations, and access higher levels of margin coverage. This could help provide more effective risk management for medium and larger-scale dairy farms that make up a significant portion of U.S. milk production.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Related Subjects

Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Agricultural trade

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Livestock

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

4125, 119th Congress (2025). "Equal Voices Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-4125

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