S. 2808 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Sep 16, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryUSDA to report on U.S. fertilizer industry
The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to publish a detailed report about the U.S. fertilizer industry on its website. The report would cover how the fertilizer industry affects crop prices, the size and value of the fertilizer market over the last 25 years, imports of fertilizer and how tariffs influence prices, how concentrated the market is among companies, the rules that govern fertilizer production and use, and whether fertilizer prices are reported transparently enough to the public.
How it affects you
This mainly affects farmers and agricultural producers, who would get clearer information about fertilizer markets and pricing. The report could help them understand what drives the fertilizer costs they pay. For most other people, this is an informational measure that doesn't directly change day-to-day life, though it could eventually influence agricultural markets and food costs.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Sep 16, 2025)
Fertilizer Research Act of 2025
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to publish on the department's website a report on the U.S. fertilizer industry. Among other things, the report must include
• a description of the impacts on the fertilizer industry that influence the prices that agricultural producers receive for their products;
• a description of the size and value of the U.S. fertilizer market over the previous 25 years;
• a description of the importation of fertilizer into the United States and the impacts that antidumping and countervailing duties have on retail fertilizer prices;
• a study of market concentration of the U.S. fertilizer industry;
• an assessment of the regulatory environment governing fertilizer production, distribution, and usage; and
• a description of the extent to which current public price reporting of fertilizer is transparent for market participants and recommendations on whether further reporting is needed.
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 SessionS. 2808
A BILL
Fertilizer Research Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · Introduced Sep 16, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 16, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.”