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