The Protecting American Farmland Act aims to preserve prime farmland by restricting the development of solar energy facilities on such land. The bill seeks to accomplish this goal by prohibiting the use of federal funds for solar projects that would convert prime farmland and by excluding solar facilities located on prime farmland from certain clean energy tax credits. This legislation represents a significant effort to balance renewable energy development with agricultural land preservation, potentially impacting the solar energy industry and land use policies across the United States.

Marsha Blackburn, Cynthia Lummis

What is the status of S3227?

Introduced as of November 20, 2025.

S3227 U.S. Senate: Protecting American Farmland Act

Introduced

S. 3227

Introduced in Senate · November 26, 2025

November 20, 2025

Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To prohibit the head of a Federal agency from using Federal funds for certain solar energy projects that would result in the conversion of farmland, to exclude from certain tax credits relating to clean energy facilities placed in service on prime farmland, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Protecting American Farmland Act”.

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