
MARKER BILL TRACKER
Below is a summary of marker bills that have been endorsed by the Native Farm BIll Coalition.
Neighborhood Tree Act of 2026
H.R.8474
To amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to provide States and communities with additional assistance to plant and maintain trees, and for other purposes.
Sponsor
Shontel Brown (D-OH)
Co-Sponsor
Doris Matsui (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Emilia Skyes (D-OH), Dina Titus (D-NV)
Rural Utilities Service Modernization Act
H.R.8146
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a web-based platform to enable recipients of Federal financial assistance administered by the Rural Utilities Service to track the status of their projects throughout the permitting and review process, and for other purposes.
Sponsor
April McClain (D-MD)
Co-Sponsor
N/A
Homegrown Fertilizer Act
H.R.8457
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants and direct or guaranteed loans to increase domestic fertilizer production for United States farmers, entities include Tribal organizations and Tribes.
Sponsor
Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
Co-Sponsor
Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Angie Craig (D-MN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Sharice Davids (D-KS)
Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act
H.R.3922
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries and make recommendations to simplify cross-boundary wildfire mitigation between federal land management agencies and state, local, and Indian tribal governments.
Sponsor
Joe Neguse (D-CO)
Co-Sponsor
Young Kim (R-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jay Obernotle (R-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), George Whitesides (D-CA), Mike Kennedy (R-UT)
Soil CARE Act of 2026
H.R.7474
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain a training program for Natural Resources Conservation Service personnel and third-party providers on the rapidly evolving methodologies, science, and practices of soil health management systems on agricultural land, and for other purposes.
Sponsor
Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
Co-Sponsor
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Val Hoyle (D-OR)
Producing Real Opportunities for Technology and Entrepreneurs Investing in Nutrition Act
H.R.6780
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish research centers of excellence for alternative protein innovation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor
Julia Brownley (D-CA)
Co-Sponsor
Ro Khanna (D-CA), 11 others
Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act
H.R.6476
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farms, and for other purposes.
Sponsor
Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Co-Sponsor
Michael Lawler (R-NY), Jared Golden (D-ME), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Native American Seeds Act of 2025
H.R. 6415
To assist Indian Tribes in protecting Native American seeds.
Sponsor
Norma Torres (D-CA)
Co-Sponsor
Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Michael Simpson (R-ID)
Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 2025
H.R.4412
This bipartisan legislation would reauthorize the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership Initiative (Joint Chiefs), initially codified in 2021 as an amendment to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and expand the program to better support forest and grassland restoration projects across public and private land.
Sponsor
Joe Neguse (D-CO)
Co-Sponsor
Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
The White Oak Resilience Act
H.R.2405
To mobilize greater federal resources and direct research into safeguarding our nation’s White Oak tree population.
Sponsor
Andy Barr (R-KY)
Co-Sponsor
James Comer (R-KY), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ami Bera (D-CA)
Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act
H.R. 4782
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will enter into cooperative agreements with State, local, or Tribal governments increase the purchase of local foods, and for other purposes.
Sponsor
Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)
Co-Sponsor
Farmers First Act of 2025
S.2282/H.R.4400
A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, and for other purposes.
Sponsor
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
Co-Sponsor
Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), John Boozman (R-AR), Angie Craig (D-MN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Zach Nunn (R-IA)
Tribal Conservation Priorities Inclusion Act
H.R.7627
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to include Indian Tribes in certain provisions relating to priority Primary Title To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to include Indian Tribes in certain provisions relating to priority
Sponsor
Joe Neguse (D-CO)
Co-Sponsor
Doris Matsui (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Emilia Skyes (D-OH), Dina Titus (D-NV)
Increasing Tribal Input on Nutrition Act
S. 3236
To ensure the federal government does not make decisions about the nutrition assistance programs Tribes rely on without their input.
Sponsor
Co-Sponsor
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025
H.R.3889
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western and southeastern United States, to acknowledge and support the long-standing use of cultural burning by Indian Tribes and Indigenous practitioners, and for other purposes.
Sponsor
Kim Schrier (D-WA)
Co-Sponsor
David Valadao (R-CA)
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Act of 2025
H.R.3956
A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts and self-governance agreements with Indian entities to administer the food distribution program on Indian reservations.
Sponsor
Sharice Davids (D-KS)
Co-Sponsor
Frank Lucas (R-OK)
Rural Broadband Modernization Act
H.R.3280
A bill to increase access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, to increase minimum broadband speeds in rural areas, and to provide grants, loans, and loan guarantees to finance the costs of the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment for broadband service in rural areas, and other purposes.
Sponsor
Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
Co-Sponsor
Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), 2 others
Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2025
S.1628
A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal the particular work requirement that disqualifies able-bodied adults for eligibility to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor
Peter Welch (D-VT)
Co-Sponsor
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Increased TSP Access Act of 2025
S.156
A bill to direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to modify the certification process for Technical Service Providers (TSPs) at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) by establishing an approval process for nonfederal certifying entities and a streamlined certification process for TSPs that hold certain specialty certifications.
Sponsor
Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Co-Sponsor
Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Tribal Self-Determination and Co-Management in Forestry Act
H.R.3444
A bill to direct Federal land management agencies of the Department of the Interior to establish Tribal Co-Management Plans and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with the Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations for the performance of certain activities of the Forest Service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor
Jared Huffman (D-CA)
Co-Sponsor
Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Ansari Yassamin (D-AZ), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)