FAIR Trucking Act

House Bill

H.R. 5268

119th Congress

FAIR Trucking Act

In Committee

Introduced:Sep 10, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Nikki Budzinski

D - IL

Cosponsors

2

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Summary

This bill would provide permanent funding for several government agencies that conduct important agricultural research, such as the Agricultural Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. This would help ensure the stability and long-term viability of these critical programs.

Latest Action

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would provide permanent funding for several government agencies that conduct important agricultural research, such as the Agricultural Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. This would help ensure the stability and long-term viability of these critical programs.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

America Grows Act of 2023 This bill permanently funds several agencies that perform agriculture research. The bill provides specified funding for the following agencies within the Department of Agriculture: <ul> <li>the Agricultural Research Service,</li> <li>the Economic Research Service,</li> <li>the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and</li> <li>the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.</li> </ul> The bill exempts the funding from sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals. It also exempts the budgetary effects of the funding from the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Permanently funds key agricultural research agencies within the Department of Agriculture
Exempts the funding from sequestration and the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, protecting the budgets from automatic spending cuts
Ensures the long-term stability and viability of important programs that support American farmers and the agriculture industry

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would benefit American farmers, agricultural businesses, and consumers by safeguarding the funding for government agencies that conduct essential research to improve crop yields, develop new technologies, and support the overall health of the U.S. agriculture sector. This would help ensure the continued productivity and innovation in American agriculture.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

5268, 119th Congress (2025). "FAIR Trucking Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-5268