Economic Relief for Specialty Crops Act

Adam B. Schiff

Democrat · CA · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

2026-06-02

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The federal government would allocate money to the Department of Agriculture to pay farmers who grow specialty crops like fruits, vegetables, and nuts. These payments would help support producers of crops that are more perishable and market-sensitive than major commodities like corn and wheat. The bill is currently under review by the Senate Agriculture Committee.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4660 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4660 To provide appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments to producers of specialty crops. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 2, 2026 Mr. Schiff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments to producers of specialty crops. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Relief for Specialty Crops Act''. SEC. 2. SPECIALTY CROP FARMERS ASSISTANCE. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2027, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture $5,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to make payments to producers of a specialty crop (as defined in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108- 465)) under the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers program of the Department of Agriculture (as announced on February 13, 2026; Release No.: 0031.26) or any substantially similar subsequent assistance program initiated by the Secretary of Agriculture under the authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.). (b) Terms and Conditions.--Payments under subsection (a) shall be made in a manner consistent with the terms and conditions specified in the notice entitled ``Notice; Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops'' (90 Fed. Reg. 1434 (January 8, 2025)). <all>

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