MARKER BILL TRACKER
Below is a summary of draft language that has been circulated by Congressional offices and marker bills that have been introduced to-date. The NFBC has provided input or helped draft marker bills noted in the green tracker.
ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2025
H.R.3119
Endorsed by the Native Farm Bill Coalition
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
Endorsed by the Native Farm Bill Coalition
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
Endorsed by the Native Farm Bill Coalition
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
Endorsed by the Native Farm Bill Coalition
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
Endorsed by the Native Farm Bill Coalition
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)
Fix Our Forests Act
H.R.471
Endorsed by the Native Farm Bill Coalition
A bill to establish requirements for managing forests on federal land, including requirements concerning reducing wildfire threats, expediting the review of certain forest management projects, and implementing forest management projects and other activities.
Sponsor
Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
Co-Sponsor
Scott Peters (D-CA), 55 others
Tribal Self-Determination and Co-Management in Forestry Act
H.R.3444
Endorsed by the Native Farm Bill Coalition
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
Endorsed by the Native Farm Bill Coalition
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