S4391-119

In Committee

Farmland for Farmers Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Apr 27, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a price control provision: 2. Findings Congress finds that— it is the longstanding policy of the United States to foster and encourage the family farm system of agriculture in the United States; the maintenance, requires loosens a compliance mandate, liability shield, procurement provision: 3, and creates loosens a grant, compliance mandate, exemption provision: 4. Restrictions on agricultural land holdings and exceptions Except as provided in subsection (b), an unauthorized legal entity shall not, directly. It relies on compliance mandates, procurement rules, grants, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Environment, Education, Agriculture, and Defense.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a price control provision: 2. Findings Congress finds that— it is the longstanding policy of the United States to foster and encourage the family farm system of agriculture in the United States; the maintenance...
  • Requires loosens a compliance mandate, liability shield, procurement provision: 3.
  • Creates loosens a grant, compliance mandate, exemption provision: 4. Restrictions on agricultural land holdings and exceptions Except as provided in subsection (b), an unauthorized legal entity shall not, directly...
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 5.
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 6. Enforcement If the Secretary determines that a legal entity has acquired, or holds title to or interest in, agricultural land in violation of this Act...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a price control provision: 2. Findings Congress finds that— it is the longstanding policy of the United States to foster and encourage the family farm system of agriculture in the United States; the maintenance, requires loosens a compliance mandate, liability shield, procurement provision: 3, and creates loosens a grant, compliance mandate, exemption provision: 4. Restrictions on agricultural land holdings and exceptions Except as provided in subsection (b), an unauthorized legal entity shall not, directly.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Education, Agriculture, Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a price control provision: 2. Findings Congress finds that— it is the longstanding policy of the United States to foster and encourage the family farm system of agriculture in the United States; the maintenance, requires loosens a compliance mandate, liability shield, procurement provision: 3, and creates loosens a grant, compliance mandate, exemption provision: 4. Restrictions on agricultural land holdings and exceptions Except as provided in subsection (b), an unauthorized legal entity shall not, directly.

Policy Domains

Environment Education Agriculture Defense

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 27, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, …

Apr 27, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 27, 2026

Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Education Agriculture Defense
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Secretary" §id6a859b934e294c74a25437370219b752

the Secretary of Agriculture. The term State means— each of the 50 States

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