119th Congress

S.4951

A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on barriers to participation in Department of Agriculture programs faced by certified organic farms and farms that may be interested in transitioning to organic production, and for other purposes.

Introduced·7/13/26

Prefiled

Introduced7/13/26

Chamber Passed

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Introduced

S. 4951

Introduced in Senate · July 16, 2026

July 13, 2026

Mr. Schiff (for himself and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on barriers to participation in Department of Agriculture programs faced by certified organic farms and farms that may be interested in transitioning to organic production, 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 “Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act”.