Drone Espionage Act

Senate Bill

S. 1809

119th Congress

Drone Espionage Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 14, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Cory Booker

D - NJ

Cosponsors

2

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Summary

This bill would create a new Office of Small Farms within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to better support small farms, ranches, and forest operations. The office would coordinate USDA programs, provide technical assistance, and offer grants of up to $25,000 to help these smaller agricultural businesses.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Introduced7/14/2025

StatusCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal W

ChamberSenate

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Drone Espionage Act

This bill would create a new Office of Small Farms within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to better support small farms, ranches, and forest operations. The office would coordinate USDA programs, provide technical assistance, and offer grants of up t

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This bill would create a new Office of Small Farms within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to better support small farms, ranches, and forest operations. The office would coordinate USDA programs, provide technical assistance, and offer grants of up to $25,000 to help these smaller agricultural businesses.

Bill Number: 1809
Introduced: 7/14/2025
Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal W
Policy Area: Agriculture and Food

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Fact Sheet

Title: Drone Espionage Act
Bill Number: 1809
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal W
Introduced: 7/14/2025
Summary: This bill would create a new Office of Small Farms within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to better support small farms, ranches, and forest operations. The office would coordinate USDA programs, provide technical assistance, and offer grants of up to $25,000 to help these smaller agricult

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would create a new Office of Small Farms within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to better support small farms, ranches, and forest operations. The office would coordinate USDA programs, provide technical assistance, and offer grants of up to $25,000 to help these smaller agricultural businesses.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Office of Small Farms Establishment Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Office of Small Farms within the farm production and conservation mission area. The office must coordinate, review, and implement various programs and activities related to small farms, ranches, and forest operations. Under the bill, a small farm, ranch, or forest operation (1) is less than 180 acres or meets another USDA-determined, acreage-based definition of small; and (2) has an annual gross cash farm income of less than $350,000. Activities of the office related to small farms, ranches, and forest operations must include <ul> <li>coordinating USDA efforts to improve support for these operators;</li> <li>reviewing and recommending changes to USDA statutory, regulatory, and administrative provisions, guidance, and policies that disadvantage these operators;</li> <li>providing or coordinating technical assistance for these operators for USDA grant, cost-share, and loan programs; and</li> <li>providing grants of not more than $25,000 to these operators directly or through cooperative agreements with other entities for areas including equipment and infrastructure repairs and upgrades, uninsured losses, business planning, and conservation practice adoption. </li> </ul>

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Establishes the Office of Small Farms within the USDA to focus on the needs of small farms, ranches, and forest operations
Defines small operations as those under 180 acres or with annual gross cash farm income under $350,000
Allows the office to provide grants up to $25,000 for equipment, infrastructure, business planning, and more
Tasks the office with reviewing USDA policies and programs to ensure they don't disadvantage smaller agricultural enterprises

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If passed, this bill would provide more targeted support and resources for small farms, ranches, and forestry businesses across the U.S. These smaller agricultural operations, which make up the majority of farms nationwide, would benefit from the new office's coordination of USDA programs and direct grant funding to address their unique needs and challenges.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

1809, 119th Congress (2025). "Drone Espionage Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-1809

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