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Below is a summary of marker bills that have been endorsed by the Native Farm BIll Coalition.

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Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act of 2025

H.R.2518/S.1217

Sponsor

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) Sen. Angus King (I-ME)

Co-Sponsor

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) and 2 others Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and 5 others

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

Rep. Kim  Schrier (D-WA)

Co-Sponsor

Rep. David Valadao (R-CA)

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)

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) 

ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2025

H.R.3119

A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish the ReConnect program under that Act, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor

Zachary Nunn (R-IA)

Co-Sponsor

Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), 11 others

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)

New Producer Economic Security Act

S.1237

A bill to establish the New Producer Economic Security Program within the Farm Service Agency Office of Outreach and Education.

Sponsor

Tina Smith (D-MN)

Co-Sponsor

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)

Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025

S.1050

A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Forest Conservation Easement Program, and for other purposes.

Sponsor

Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)

Co-Sponsor

Roger Wicker (R-MS)

Save Our Sequoias Act

H.R.2709

A bill to improve the health and resiliency of giant sequoias, and for other purposes.

Sponsor

Vince Fong (R-CA)

Co-Sponsor

Bruce Westerman (R-AR), 27 others

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)

Healthy Foods for Native Seniors Act

H.R.2236

A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a demonstration project to allow Tribal entities to purchase agricultural commodities under the commodity supplemental food program, and for other purposes.

Sponsor

Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)

Co-Sponsor

Tribal Forest Protection Act - Amendments Act of 2025

S.719

A bill to amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to improve that Act, and for other purposes

Sponsor

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)


Co-Sponsor

Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

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