Congress funds climate-smart farming for underserved producers and tribes
H.R. 6341 — Partnerships for Agricultural Climate Action Act · Filed by Kim Schrier (D-WA) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Dec 1, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill creates a $150 million annual grant program (2026–2034) through the USDA to help farmers, ranches, tribes, and agricultural organizations develop and implement climate-resilient farming practices—such as soil carbon sequestration, emissions reduction, and drought adaptation. Grants range up to $7.5 million for planning and $15 million for implementation, with Tribal governments receiving 100% federal funding for planning and 85% for implementation, while other entities receive 75% and 50% respectively.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core function is to establish a competitive grant mechanism for climate adaptation and mitigation on agricultural land, with explicit priority for underserved producers and Tribal governments. It is a direct public investment in climate resilience and soil health, not a tax carve-out or deregulation.
What the text implies
- The bill's emphasis on 'traditional ecological knowledge' and 'indigenous agricultural knowledge' may create new pathways for Tribal governments to influence agricultural policy on non-Tribal lands if partnerships are structured broadly—though the text limits this to lands 'under the jurisdiction' of the Tribal Government.
- The 33% fund reservation for Tribal governments could concentrate climate adaptation resources in specific geographic regions, potentially creating uneven rural development outcomes across states.
The full analysis lists 4 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
agricultural producers and farmer cooperatives; conservation organizations and districts; Tribal governments and Native Hawaiian organizations