USDA ordered to publish detailed grape data annually
H.R. 4205 — Fairness in Vineyard Data Act · Filed by Claudia Tenney (R-NY) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jun 26, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct a one-time survey of grape production across all states (measuring acreage, yield, and variety by county) and publish the results publicly within one year. It then mandates annual publication of detailed grape data for the top 5 grape-producing states for three years after that. The bill authorizes $2.5 million for the initial survey and $1.5 million per year for three years of annual reporting.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative mechanism is mandating USDA collection and public disclosure of grape production statistics. It is a straightforward transparency and data-access measure with no hidden provisions or narrow beneficiaries.
What the text implies
- Standardized national grape data may reduce information asymmetries between large and small producers, potentially shifting negotiating power in supply chains.
- Annual publication of top-5-state data creates a public benchmark that may influence investment and planting decisions across the industry.
- Data transparency could support antitrust enforcement or merger review by providing regulators with clearer market structure information.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Public access to standardized agricultural data improves market transparency, enables informed decision-making by farmers and consumers, and supports evidence-based policy. The bill imposes no restrictions on citizens and creates no new liabilities or costs to the public.
Named in the bill
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, grape producers, agricultural industry
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jun 26, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 26, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Agriculture · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,316 characters) on Jul 6, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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