H.R. 4400 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Agriculture, Jul 15, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExtends farm stress counseling through 2030
This bill continues a Department of Agriculture program called the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network through 2030. The program gives grants to states, tribes, and nonprofits to offer counseling, helplines, and resources to people in farming and ranching who are dealing with stress. The bill allows the helplines and websites to include crisis support and lets grant recipients partner with local clinics and hospitals for referrals.
How it affects you
If you work in farming or ranching, this means stress counseling services and helplines stay available to you through the end of the decade. The expansion to crisis lines means these services can help during urgent mental health situations, not just ongoing stress.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jul 15, 2025)
Farmers First Act of 2025
This bill extends through FY2030 and revises the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN). This Department of Agriculture program provides competitive grants to states, Indian tribes, and qualified nonprofit organizations to provide stress assistance programs (i.e., professional agricultural behavioral health counseling, helplines, and resources) to individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and agriculture-related occupations.
The bill specifies that the grant funding for farm telephone helplines and websites may also be used for crisis lines.
Further, FRSAN grant recipients may establish referral relationships with providers, including Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, health centers, rural health clinics, and critical access hospitals.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 4400
A BILL
Farmers First Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4) · Introduced Jul 15, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 15, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.”