SMART Prices Act

Senate Bill

S. 1836

119th Congress

SMART Prices Act

In Committee

Introduced:May 21, 2025

Primary Sponsor

John Cornyn

R - TX

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Summary

This bill requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to contract with a university or agricultural college to evaluate the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. This program works to prevent the spread of cattle fever ticks, which can cause a serious disease in cattle. The review would look at the program's effectiveness, benefits and burdens for cattle producers, treatment protocols, and funding.

Latest Action

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

Introduced5/21/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

ChamberSenate

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SMART Prices Act

This bill requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to contract with a university or agricultural college to evaluate the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. This program works to prevent the spread of cattle fever ticks, which can cause a serious

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This bill requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to contract with a university or agricultural college to evaluate the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. This program works to prevent the spread of cattle fever ticks, which can cause a serious disease in cattle. The review would look at the program's effectiveness, benefits and burdens for cattle producers, treatment protocols, and funding.

Bill Number: 1836
Introduced: 5/21/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy Area: Agriculture and Food

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Fact Sheet

Title: SMART Prices Act
Bill Number: 1836
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced: 5/21/2025
Summary: This bill requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to contract with a university or agricultural college to evaluate the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. This program works to prevent the spread of cattle fever ticks, which can cause a serious disease in cattle. The review would look

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to contract with a university or agricultural college to evaluate the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. This program works to prevent the spread of cattle fever ticks, which can cause a serious disease in cattle. The review would look at the program's effectiveness, benefits and burdens for cattle producers, treatment protocols, and funding.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into a contract to evaluate the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. (Under the program, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service works in coordination with the Texas Animal Health Commission to combat the spread of cattle fever ticks, which can spread a serious cattle disease called bovine babesiosis or cattle fever.) Specifically, USDA must enter into a contract to review and report on the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program with a (1) land-grant college or university, or (2) non-land-grant college of agriculture. The review must include an evaluation of <ul> <li>the program's effectiveness with respect to preventing and reducing the spread of cattle fever ticks;</li> <li>the program's benefits, and the burdens of compliance, to cattle producers; </li> <li>the treatment protocols developed and implemented under the program; and </li> <li> the federal and state funds allocated to support the program for the most recent fiscal year. </li> </ul>

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires USDA to contract for an evaluation of the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program
Evaluation will assess the program's effectiveness, benefits and burdens for cattle producers, treatment protocols, and funding
Goal is to improve the program's efforts to prevent and reduce the spread of cattle fever ticks

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If passed, this bill would directly impact cattle producers, as the review would examine the benefits and burdens of the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program for their operations. The findings could lead to changes that improve the program's effectiveness in protecting cattle from the serious disease spread by cattle fever ticks.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

1836, 119th Congress (2025). "SMART Prices Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-1836

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