Bill pays farmers $15 billion for tariff losses in 2025 and 2026.
H.R. 9704 — Tariff Impacted Farmer Support Act of 2026 · Filed by Shomari Figures (D-AL) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The Secretary of Agriculture must pay farmers $15 billion over two years. The money makes up for losses on corn, cotton, peanuts, poultry, and soybeans caused by tariffs. Farmers earning under $500,000 per year can get paid. Each farmer gets a payment for only one year, not both.
Who it affects
Corn, cotton, peanut, poultry, and soybean farmers earning under $500,000 per year get paid. The public paid for tariffs through higher food and goods prices.
One thing to notice
The bill pays farmers for tariff damage but does not change tariffs. The money comes from the Commodity Credit Corporation, not from a Congress vote.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jul 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 15, 2026 — 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.
Words to know
- tariff — A tax the government puts on goods bought from other countries.
- Commodity Credit Corporation — A government agency that can spend money on farm programs without Congress voting each time.
- Secretary of Agriculture — The government official who runs the farm department.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,950 characters) on Jul 30, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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