USDA feral swine program goes permanent, gets $75M through 2030
S. 1207 — Feral Swine Eradication Act · Filed by John Cornyn (R-TX) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Mar 31, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill converts a temporary pilot program for controlling feral swine into a permanent program, expands it to any area where feral swine threaten agriculture or ecosystems (not just designated pilot areas), adds $75 million in funding through 2030, and requires the USDA to report on progress and outcomes every two years.
Why we flagged it
The bill's operative mechanism is to expand and fund a feral swine control program from a pilot to a permanent, nationwide initiative. The civic purpose is ecosystem and agricultural damage mitigation, not a tax carve-out, subsidy to a named private party, or commemorative provision.
What the text implies
- Expansion from 'pilot areas' to any 'eligible area' determined by the Secretary may increase program scope and cost beyond the $75M appropriation if multiple states identify new threat zones.
- Post-eradication monitoring requirement (1 year per eligible area) creates ongoing operational commitment beyond the initial removal phase.
- Mandatory reporting to Congress and public website creates transparency but also establishes a performance metric by which the program's success will be publicly judged.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Feral swine cause documented damage to agriculture, native ecosystems, and public health. Expanding and funding a control program addresses a genuine public problem. The addition of post-eradication monitoring and mandatory reporting increases accountability and transparency.
Who stands to gain
- Agricultural producers receiving financial assistance for feral swine removal
- USDA agencies (APHIS, NRCS) receiving appropriated funds for program administration and implementati
Named in the bill
USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334)
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- Mar 31, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Mar 31, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry”
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 (3,861 characters) on Sep 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,784 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 2026-09-24.
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