Pipeline Security Act

House Bill

H.R. 5062

119th Congress

Pipeline Security Act

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 327.

Introduced:Aug 29, 2025

Primary Sponsor

David G. Valadao

Representative

Republican

CA-22

Cosponsors

9

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Summary

This bill aims to help commercial specialty crop producers (like fruit and vegetable farmers) by providing them with grants to purchase equipment and get training to become more efficient and reduce the need for human labor. The goal is to modernize farming practices and make these producers more productive.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill aims to help commercial specialty crop producers (like fruit and vegetable farmers) by providing them with grants to purchase equipment and get training to become more efficient and reduce the need for human labor. The goal is to modernize farming practices and make these producers more productive.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service to establish a grant program for commercial specialty crop producers to acquire equipment and provide related training.Funds must be used for mechanized or automated systems and tools that increase the efficiency of a task or reduce human labor for a specific activity (e.g., low-dust harvesting tools and equipment, sorting machines, and crop monitoring and analytics equipment and tools).The bill includes a minimum 50% cost-sharing requirement.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Establishes a grant program for commercial specialty crop producers to get funding for mechanized or automated farming equipment and tools
The equipment and tools must increase efficiency or reduce human labor for specific farming tasks like harvesting, sorting, and crop monitoring
Requires producers to pay at least 50% of the cost - the grant covers the other 50%
Intended to modernize farming practices and make specialty crop production more efficient and productive

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would directly benefit commercial specialty crop producers like fruit and vegetable farmers by providing them with financial assistance to upgrade their equipment and farming practices. This could make their operations more efficient, reduce labor costs, and boost overall productivity. Consumers could also benefit from a more stable and reliable supply of specialty crops.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Related Subjects

Agricultural equipment and machinery

Aviation and airports

Computers and information technology

Employment and training programs

Fruit and vegetables

Internet, web applications, social media

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

5062, 119th Congress (2025). "Pipeline Security Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-5062