H.R. 5097 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Agriculture, Sep 2, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryGrants help specialty crop farmers buy efficient equipment
Ever wondered how farms keep up with modern agriculture. This bill sets up a grant program that helps specialty crop producers get money to buy equipment and tools that make their work more efficient or reduce the need for manual labor, like advanced harvesting tools or sorting machines. Farms would have to contribute at least 50 percent of the cost themselves.
How it affects you
Specialty crop producers—farmers who grow things like fruits, vegetables, and nuts—could get help affording new equipment to make their operations more efficient. Most everyday people wouldn't directly feel the effects, though the bill could eventually influence the cost and availability of specialty crops in grocery stores.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Sep 2, 2025)
This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service to establish a grant program for commercial specialty crop producers to acquire equipment and provide related training.
Funds must be used for mechanized or automated systems and tools that increase the efficiency of a task or reduce human labor for a specific activity (e.g., low-dust harvesting tools and equipment, sorting machines, and crop monitoring and analytics equipment and tools).
The bill includes a minimum 50% cost-sharing requirement.
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. 5097
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award grants to specialty crop producers to acquire certain equipment and provide training with respect to the use of such equipment.
Sponsor: Rep. David G. Valadao (R-CA-22) · Introduced Sep 2, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 2, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.”